MANILA – Sen. Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos said the government must cut its diplomatic ties with Iceland as soon as possible after sponsoring a resolution to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to launch a review on the human rights situation in the Philippines.
Marcos said the government must issue a strong statement against Iceland for interfering in the internal problems of the Philippines.
“A strong statement is in order that the values and political agenda of other countries, many of them developed countries like Iceland, cannot be imposed on an independent country like the Philippines,” Marcos said.
Marcos added that not even half of the UNHRC members voted in favor of the resolution from the 47 members, only 18 voted in favor of the resolution, 14 opposed it and 15 abstained.
She slammed the developed countries for their “state-sponsored abortion,” which showed their “distorted values and double-standard morality.”
“They point a finger at the Philippines for alleged human rights violations, yet they justify the killing of defenseless, unborn children,” Marcos said. “Other countries cannot presume to know better how we should enforce our own drugs laws.”
“Due process may seem slow in investigating alleged human rights violations, but the rule of law prevails and has not been set aside,” she added.
Meanwhile, Sen. Richard Gordon questioned the Iceland-backed resolution, saying the country has its own Commission on Human Rights that will investigate in the alleged human rights violations in the country.
“What can they do when they come here. We have the Commission on Human Rights. What are they doing? Aren’t we conducting hearings? What makes you think that if the UN people come here…I don’t think they can figure it out,” Gordon said.
“What we need to do is we need to show that the government is functioning, that investigation is going on by the Committee on Justice, by the courts. Let’s show that we can solve the problem,” added Gordon./PN
Ha ha ha Itong si Emee may sa pagka BOBO din. Teddyboy pahiramin mo ng utak moitong tan nga na ito. ANo kaya ang nagawa ng Iceland na e cut mo ang diplomatic ties. Nag iisip ka ba Emee. Napaka bo bo mo.