MANILA, Philippines --- Malacaang believes that the filing of a complaint by two former Philippine officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) is more a political move. "I think more of political. They may know that China is not a member state-party, the Philippines is also not a member state-party, so how the ICC assumes jurisdiction?" Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing Monday. Panelo, who is also President Rodrigo Duterte's chief legal counsel, noted that the complaint "might even strengthen China in refusing and making a hard stance on the South China Sea." Foreign Affairs chief Albert Del R...
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