Guevarra made the remark in the latest episode of The Mangahas Interviews days after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the appeal had 'failed.'
The Philippines' appeal against the resumption of the International Criminal Court prosecutor's investigation into the killings in the country's war on drugs remains active, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said on Friday.
"It gave me the impression na ang tingin niya ay dismissed na yung ating appeal... Buhay na buhay pa yung apela natin," Guevarra told journalist Malou Mangahas. Guevarra said the ICC Appeals Chamber had posted on its website its ruling on an "incidental matter" in the Philippines' brief, which is the motion to suspend the investigation pending the decision on the appeal."Hiniling kasi natin sa appeal natin na pansamantala, while the appeal is pending, ay bigyan muna nila ng tinatawag na suspensive effect yung filing natin ng appeal," Guevarra said.