De Lima urges high court to act on Duterte’s ‘acts of treason’

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Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday expressed belief that ceding the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to China won’t be the last act of treason that President Rodrigo Duterte will commit.

Thus, De Lima said, it is now up to the Supreme Court to resolve any treasonous act the Chief Executive makes, as she urges the high court to act on the petitions filed before it that seeks to enforce the Philippines sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.

The former justice secretary is referring to the Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association’s petition filed last April asking the SC to compel the Duterte administration to enforce the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , the Philippine Fisheries Code, and the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the case of Philippines versus China to prevent further damaging the coral reefs and endangering...

De Lima said that by allowing the Chinese to fish in the Philippines’ EEZ, Duterte committed three of the six grounds for impeachment—culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, and betrayal of public trust.

 

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Miss ka na ni Dionel

Blehhhh

Urge the high court to act? F.U. how about when you prevented GMA from travelling despite a valid SC Order?!

Eat saba

Desperada na talaga to si libog gusto na makalaya. Sabik na sa totoong saba. 😂😂😂

weeh

Ikaw at mga kasama mong dilawan ang dapat kasuhan ng treason.

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