00:00 President Ferdinand Marquez Jr. shuts the door on future dealings with the International
00:04 Criminal Court.
00:06 This after the tribunal rejected the Philippine government's appeal against its probe on drug
00:10 war killings under former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:13 "Once we finish our talks with the ICC, we will not cooperate with them in any way, shape
00:24 or form.
00:25 We continue to defend the sovereignty of the Philippines and continue to question the jurisdiction
00:33 of the ICC and their investigations here in the Philippines."
00:37 It was the Marquez government through Solicitor General Menardo Guevara which filed the appeal
00:41 against the resumption of the probe into the killings.
00:44 ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdala says the Philippines can still raise concerns with the ICC, but
00:50 it will be up to the tribunal whether they can be accepted or not.
00:53 (upbeat music)
