The arrest warrant issued by ICC should go through the local courts as guaranteed by the constitution. according to the minority group at Senate. So says too Sen Ping Lacson, especially if the penalty is below six years if Senate is in session.
The other group says that the ICC is above all the courts in the Philippines and that the former membership at Rome Statute. gives ICC jurisdiction
Some legal experts observe that procedures in serving of Arrest Warrant vs FPRRD was not observed:
1. The custody of local competent court of the accused;
2 Rights of due process including the right to bail.
Did FPRRD trick the arresting team to make this error and thus nullify the arrest. (He was not given custody of competent local court, including the right to bail)?
The currrent President reversed himself - he initially said ICC cant execute the arrest warrant if it comes, and then later on declared that it is duty of Philippine govt to cooperate with international bodies. We can not understand the flip flopping, and or what is he saying now. For being inconsistent. Well this a convenient way to eliminate enemies. (Not even the hair of Sen de la Rosa) One can always change his mind.
More trouble ahead. What happened to their team, to their legal consultants and have not drawn out scenarios clearly for consequence of action?
Even wonder that in our vicinity there is scarcity of commercial, industrial and even large scale residential development funded by GFI? Well its because most of the large tracts of land are untitled. So large companies cant buy land because they cant have legal rights over the land.
All because of land mark court decision awarding ownership to an old Spanish family. They have the sole power to allow future titling of lands. And they are not giving any. After reading all the legal mumbo jumbo, my conclusion is that there isnt going to be any title now and in the future in this municipality
Such byzantine justice set up in the country may be is one reason why the country is lagging behind neighbors. Because men wear robes.
This is a decided case and we respect the court. But the local govt objected, the lower courts decided that the title is....But the higher courts overturned and the highest sustained. What do you call this?
