![]() After PDP-Laban's presidential bet that time Martin Diño withdrew his COC after he was ruled as a nuisance candidate by the Commission on Elections, Duterte entered the fray as a substitute candidate for PDP-Laban. But it wasn't until the presidential run of Duterte in 2016 did the issue rise to mainstream prominence. The rules allowing for the substitution of candidates for political parties go way back, as the Omnibus Election Code was passed in 1985. 15 election deadline to shoehorn Inday Sara in the presidential race, some are already questioning the wisdom of the substitution provision.Įarly this week, Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez filed a bill to put an “absolute ban” on the substitution of candidates under political parties for two reasons: 1.) to “put an end to the manipulation and mockery of the election process” and 2.) to “make more people believe in the integrity of our elections.” Bato dela Rosa taking a leaf from President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016 playbook? Is the highly touted Davao City Mayor Inday Sara set to replace dela Rosa as the PDP-Laban’s presidential candidate at the 11th hour? And more so, is it time to revisit the rules on substitution of candidates?Īs many now are left guessing whether PDP-Laban will again pull off the same electoral maneuver before the Nov. We have our local courts, they must respect tha,’’ he emphasized.Is Sen. As I said, that is our practice of sovereign in our country. ![]() If the local court issues a warrant of arrest, we cannot do anything about it. ‘’Whoever Senator, whoever, as I said whether you are the highest official of the land or lowest official of the land or member, citizen of this country, no one is above the law. But here in the Philippines the process is they must coordinate with the local court,’’ Zubiri stressed. ‘’But, however, ang delikado diyan (what is scary is) if Senator Bato dela Rosa leaves the country and goes to the country that is friendly to the ICC, then they will act in that country to arrest Senator dela Rosa. They do that with many other countries,’’ he pointed out. We are still a sovereign country and they are still a citizen of this country. No outsider-imagine if Russia says we want to arrest whoever in the Philippines, and then all of a sudden they will be arrested without going through due process and then taken away from the country. Replied ‘’Yes’’ to a query whether the ICC should coordinate with the local court and that local court would issue the warrant arrest in behalf of the ICC. I’m just stating a fact, a legal fact,’’ he added. The process, according to Zubiri, is the ICC should be the one filing with the local courts, and the local courts would be the one issuing the warrant of arrest. only when the warrant of arrest was issued, then we allowed or we agreed that they may be taken in the custody,’’ he explained. ‘’Without the local warrant of arrest issued by the courts, then as far as I’m concerned, he is still a working member of the Senate and accorded of course that respect, similar to Senator De Lima and Senator Trillanes. ‘’Without a local court order, the Senate is not duty bound to allow dela Rosa arrested without the local warrant of arrest issued by the courts,’’ he stated. ‘’Just the same thing that happened to Senator Trillanes, Senator de Lima, unless a local warrant of arrest is issued to a member of the Senate or Secretariat, the Senate will uphold their legal right unless there is a valid warrant of arrest,’’ Zubiri said. It is important to note that a foreign entity has no authority to investigate the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte,’’ he explained,ĭela Rosa earlier said that Tolentino would be his counsel should he be forced to go on trial at the ICC in the Netherlands. ![]() “Any misguided claims suggesting otherwise would only highlight ICC's persistent disregard for Philippine sovereignty. On the ICC's decision to proceed with Philippine drug war probe, Senator Francis Tolentino said that “once again, the denial of the appeal does not grant the ICC the jurisdiction which it lacks from the very beginning.’’ “We have local courts, we have our Secretary of Justice, we have our own Department of Justice, we have our own local courts as I mentioned earlier,’’ he said in emphasizing the primacy of the Judiciary. Statement on the ICC's decision to proceed with PH drug war probe ![]() Zubiri issued the statement during a TV interview when asked on the possibility of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing dela Rosa’s arrest arising from the drug war waged by former President Duterte.ĭela Rosa was then the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief during the Duterte administration. The Philippine Senate will only allow Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to be arrested based on a valid arrest warrant issued by local courts, Senate President Juan Miguel F. ![]()
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