Philippine senators and visiting European Parliament members had a "constructive and fruitful" discussion on various human rights issues, especially the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
Philippine senators and visiting European Parliament members had a "constructive and fruitful" discussion on various human rights issues, especially the International Criminal Court's investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
"We have also discussed other issues of human rights and I think it has been a fruitful and constructive meeting that makes me believe that we are moving towards a more constructive engagement for the future," she added. Despite the dialogue, Neumann said the EU maintains its support to the ICC investigation against the drug war.
At a Senate hearing, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa claimed that the dialogue with the EU parliament members escalated as they are "imposing their standards" to the Philippines. "Nag-react siya, medyo tumaas 'yung boses niya, sinagot ko naman siya . I told them, you know my good friend, honorable Spaniard, you know, the Philippines was conquered, enslaved by the Spaniards of more than three centuries, for over 300 years and now that we have our freedom, we have our own sovereignty as a nation, we hope that other countries would respect our sovereignty as a nation," he said.
Tolentino likewise said that the EU Parliament members did not ask to reconsider the Philippine position on ICC.
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