They just want a clear interpretation of the Constitution,
and that is by Asking the highest court of the lad to see things in their way.
Senators led by the Senate President himself filed before the
Supreme Court a petition that would uphold the Senate’s authority in the
withdrawal or termination of treaties and international agreements such as the
Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate Minority Floor
Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators Panfilo Lacson, and Richard Gordon personally
appeared at the Supreme Court to file the 56-page petition for declaratory
relief and mandamus.
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In the petition, the Senate asked the Supreme Court to
declare that the withdrawal from or termination of a treaty previously
concurred by the Senate should require the concurrence of 2/3 of its members
for it to be valid and effective.
It also asked the high court to issue an order referring the
notice of withdrawal of international agreements to the Senate for its
concurrence.
The VFA was signed by the country and the United States in
1998, the FA is an executive agreement that paves the way how the American
troops should be treated in Philippine soil.
Provisions of the said VFA carries that, exempting US forces
from passport and visa regulations, the agreement also states that their
permits and licenses are also deemed valid in the Philippines. The same policy
also applies to Filipino troops in US military installations.
One of the contentious provision is that the US retains
jurisdiction over the US personnel accused of crimes committed in Philippine
soil.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has already initiated the process
of termination of the VFA last February, following the inclusion and
termination of the US Visa of former Philippine National Police (PNP) and now
senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa is the chief implementor of the President’s
anti-drug campaign.
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