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Marcos still not inclined to rejoin ICC — Palace  The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s stance on the matter remains unchanged, Malacañang said on April 23, 2026. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after the ICC Appeals Chamber upheld its jurisdiction over former president Rodrigo Duterte. The Palace official also maintained that the Philippine government's actions were independent of the ICC ruling. Castro also pushed back against remarks by Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, who questioned the Marcos administration’s position on ICC jurisdiction.  VIDEO BY CATHERINE VALENTE  Check out our Streaming Channel: https://streaming.manilatimes.net/  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #ICC #Philippines

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00:00The decision was not to be able to do the law of ICC.

00:09The decision was not to be able to do the law.

00:12And the decision was not to be able to do the law.

00:18Before the decision,

00:19the defense lawyer Nicholas Coffman

00:21had already been warned

00:22or the Marcos administration.

00:28He said,

00:29Let us not forget, back in 2023,

00:32the government of President Marcos, represented by Minardo Guevara at that time,

00:36argued that the court totally lacks jurisdiction.

00:39But you may ask yourself, why?

00:41Because politics isn't really...

00:43Like, that's what he said.

00:45I'll tell you this, Coffman,

00:46not to be able to live in the country.

00:50Let's just say,

00:50update on calls from some groups for the Marcos administration to rejoin the ICC.

00:56Because they said,

00:57this would serve as a safeguard against future tyranny

01:01and bolster the nation's legal defense against war crimes.

01:04Is there a status for the President to rejoin the ICC?

01:10Noong huli ko po itong sinagot,

01:12ang sabi po ng Pangulo ay,

01:13hindi pa po,

01:14ngayon,

01:16mag-religion sayings.

01:44We'll see you next time.

Marcos still not inclined to rejoin ICC — Palace

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