Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano slammed the measure as something that was “not very well thought of”. | DYGalvezINQ
Cayetano slammed the measure as something that was “not very well thought of”. He said it would directly interfere with the Philippines’ judicial system.
The House leader then invited US legislators to visit the Philippines to see for themselves the human rights situation in the country. He asserted that the Philippines has a sound judicial system. “We hope that you will come over to the Philippines, you will observe by yourself, not only through news reports what is really happening in the country and you’ll probably see, in fact, I would daresay that our democracy is a little bit more vibrant than their democracy at this point in time,” he added.Under the bill, the US Secretary of State – currently Atty.
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