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It will really be crucial in the coming weeks what kinds of narratives will be offered to the public and how the public will respond.”
Cleve V Arguelles, the CEO of the public opinion research firm WR Numero Research, said
It’s a fight for the survival of their political families, their dynasties.”
Both sides want their candidate to be elected president in 2028, so, she said
The arrest that we did today was in compliance with our commitments to Interpol. It just so happened that that came from ICC.”
Shortly after the plane carrying Duterte took off on Tuesday night, Marcos Jr told reportersSuddenly they are now using terms that they were laughing at [before],
said AtienzaPasalamat nga siya, dahil alam ko na, ‘di ba, ang International [Criminal] Court ay susunod sa kung ano ‘yung mandato nito. Igagalang ‘yung kanyang karapatan at bibigyan siya ng pagkakataon para ipagtanggol ang kanyang sarili,
Randy said
Nakita naman natin kung papaano nila iginalang at sinunod ang proseso ng pagse-serve ng warrant…”
Randy pointed outThe families of the victims deserve truth, reparations and justice. As a nation, we must ensure that such crimes never happen again,
the San Carlos bishop addedThat is what democracy should be—no one is above the law, and everyone must answer for their actions,
he stressedThis is where we will see whether his actions were right or wrong and whether he should be held responsible if they were wrong,
Pabillo explainedWhen a person is arrested under a warrant of arrest from the ICC, he should be turned over to law enforcement officer of a member state, and is to be flown to The Hague, The Netherlands ASAP,
Kristina Conti, ICC assistant to counsel, said on a Facebook post
Since ICC has no enforcement power and would rely on the cooperation of the member state, if the two clans were in good terms, the administration would never allow the enforcement of the arrest warrant within Philippine soil,
said Leo Camacho, a constitutional expert and lecturer at the Ateneo School of Law in ManilaBut there is this mixed feeling of joy and hope and anxiety because we do not exactly know where this will end up to what will be the outcome. Will there really be accountability
said Parong, who is also co-chair of the Philippine Coalition for the ICC (PCICC).
It’s historic for the Philippines, it’s the first time a Philippine president has been arrested for crimes against humanity. That an Interpol-led arrest actually ended this impunity under president Duterte that now has him going to The Hague,
said Ressa, former CNN Manila bureau chief and CEO and founder of news site RapplerInterpol asked for help, and we obliged because we have commitments to the Interpol, which we have to fulfil. If we don’t do that, they will not, they will no longer help us with other cases involving Filipino fugitives abroad,
Marcos said in a late-night presser after the plane carrying Duterte took offThe victims of the drug war – thousands of victims – have pretty much lost faith in the domestic accountability mechanisms in the Philippines. So, they were pinning their hopes on the ICC,
he told CNNFrom my own news, I have a warrant…from the ICC or something… these motherf***ers have been chasing me for a long time. What did I do wrong ?
he saidDuterte’s arrest is the most dramatic escalation yet in his feud with his ex-ally Marcos,
said Dereck Aw, a senior analyst at Control Risks
Shifts in power and the end of the Marcos-Duterte alliance left him vulnerable,
Phil Robertson, director at Asia Human Rights and Labour Advocates, said of the former presidentIf something bad happens to the economy, then sympathy might shift to the Dutertes,
said Bob Herrera-Lim, managing director of Teneo, a risk consultancyToday, our own government has surrendered a Filipino citizen — even a former President at that — to foreign powers,
she said in a statement