Falcis says SC TRO denial signals weakness in Bato ICC case

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]because the Supreme Court ruled on the TTRO, denied the TTRO and status quo anti-order, but did not rule on the main case. That's why I want to go to that now because to me as a non- lawyer, it's a little confusing.

[00:00:15]That's why I wanted to establish.

[00:00:20]It makes one believe that the warrant of arrest is valid. Yet, in their main petition, they are questioning that ICC warrant. basically saying among other things that it needs a local warrant of arrest counterpart which was not decided upon by the Supreme Court >> uh by not deciding it right now ASAP meaning TRO the Supreme Court is also not of that view uh that's what we can uh glean from the denial of the TRO because uh my concern with the the arguments of my good friend attorney Jimmy and attorney to that uh they have to follow what is uh in article 59 9 of the ICC Rome statute for the uh going to a domestic court etc. But I thought they said that the ICC has no jurisdiction because we withdrew from the Rome statute and therefore the Rome statute is not applicable and I think some of the justices are of that view. That procedure cannot be followed or is not required and therefore B has no right to go through a judicial uh domestic process because we withdrew from the Rome statute. By the way, Miss Pinky, no. The same power that Duterte used to withdraw ourselves the Philippines from the Rome Statute is the same power that the soldier argued and most likely the Supreme Court would agree is being used to enforce the ICC warrant chief architect of foreign policy relation.

[00:01:45]Yeah, >> the president can withdraw from the international treaty chief architect of foreign powers.

[00:01:50]>> Surrendering Duterte and Bau using RA9851. That's an exercise of the of the prerogative >> of the chief architect of foreign relation of the president of the president.

[00:02:03]>> It is not the executive Miss Pinky. It is actually the president supreme court.

[00:02:07]It is the sole power of the president to be the chief architect. It is non delegable.