Majority of senators also against VFA abrogation, Sotto says

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The Senate President is optimistic the Supreme Court will rule that senators' concurrence is needed for the termination of any treaty.

– marking the start of the 180-day period after which it will be effectively scrapped.

The Constitution is silent on this matter, since it only requires Senate concurrence in the ratification of an agreement. "We're not naming the ICC, we're not naming the VFA, we're merely saying that the Senate must concur also in any abrogation because we were asked to ratify it, we ratified it," he said.

 

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