REPORTS said the country got a visit last week from some European lawmakers to discuss wide-ranging issues, including human rights.
And as expected, they visited detained Senator Leila de Lima and reiterated their request for her freedom.
The European lawmakers also held a closed-door meeting with some senators and very surprisingly, yes, very surprisingly, questioned the resolution opposing the probe of the International Criminal Court into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
I really don’t know if this report is true but if it is, I wonder what basis do they have in questioning, yes, questioning a legislative act of a sovereign country like the Philippines.
What gave them the right to question the passage of such a resolution?
Susmariosep.
Ingon ana na lang gyod kaubos ilang pagtan-aw nato nga sayon-sayonon lang nila pagpangutana og nganong supak ang mga senador sa ilang plano nga pagahimoon sa Pilipinas?
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Bisan gani ang pagpangayo sa kagawasan ni Senador de Lima knowing that she is facing criminal charges in court already smacks of wanton disrespect to our judicial system.
And if they pretend to be concerned about human rights abuses, why single out the lady senator, why not include all the other detainees in the country and placed in a similar situation?
And why single out the Philippines, why not include similar situations in other countries, including those in the European Union?
Nagpasabot ba kini nga ang Pilipinas ra ang ilang nakita nga nakalapas sa human rights, og walay kalapasan sa ubang mga lugar apil ang ilang mga tagsa-tagsa ka mga nasod?
For instance, do they want to tell all and sundry that there is no such human rights abuses in France, The Netherlands, Germany and other EU countries?
Can they tell the whole world that they have eradicated human rights abuses in their respective countries?
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Anyway, the categorical declaration of a big NO by President BBM, to my mind, has sealed the fate of the planned ICC probe in the country.
There is no way that they can do that in the country because in the first place, the President can legally prevent them from entering the country for the conduct of the investigation.
And if a Manila Times columnist is to be believed, the ICC prosecutor’s report is based mainly on newspaper reports which is, under our justice system, double hearsay and therefore, inadmissible in evidence.
Nindot unta og himoon pod ni nila sa North Korea or China or Russia. Let’s see if they can do so.
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Reports said administrative charges will be filed against a Bohol judge. As of press time, I am still groping for information on the details of the complaint but somebody already told me about the identity of the judge.
And the same source said the complaint has “damning” evidence that would stun the justices of the Supreme Court.
Kon tinuod ni, mao na gyod tingali ang ilang giingon nga duna gyoy kinutoban ang tanan ug bisan sa kataas sa prosesyon, moabot ra gyod gihapon sa simbahan.
Why is this so?
Because many people are intrigued by the write-ups of Willy Ramasola in his Facebook account.
Pagka-daghan ra ba sa mga litrato ug mga posts nga naghatag og indikasyon nga hugtanay na gyod ni og bakos.
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Buyno, di pod makabasol ang Bohol Judge ni Willy Ramasola.
Ngano man?
Kay gihagit man si Willy sa mga opisyales sa IBP-Bohol sa pagsang-at og kiha didto sa “proper forum” batok sa maong huwes.
So mao sab kuno na ang mahitabo, kasohan sa proper forum ang maong huwes.
Adto tingali na sa Supreme Court kon administrative case man gani.
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Mga pangutana.
Unsa kahay mahitabo sa maong kiha? Unsa kahay buhaton sa “korte” inig kadawat nila sa maong kiha?
Magpadayon ba kaha ang maong Huwes sa iyang buluhaton sa korte samtang giatubang niya ang maong kiha?
Ang tubag niining tanan mahibaw-an karong mga umaabot nga mga adlaw.
In the meantime, somebody told me last Friday night that he was also eagerly awaiting the response of IBP-Bohol on the charges raised by Willy Ramasola.
When I asked why, he told me that he also has personal knowledge about the activities of a particular lawyer, nga matod pa niya, gitawag nga “the most sought-after lawyer” in Bohol.
Gapaabot siya nga mabutyag ra gyod sa dili madugay ang sekreto sa maong abogado.
Ahemmm.
