Dela Rosa says UN rights panel's recommendations disrespect sovereignty

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, chairperson of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, presides over a public hearing Tuesday, November 8, 2022, on proposals seeking to institutionalize the National Police Clearance System, establish a forensic DNA database in the Philippines and measures seeking to amend Republic Act 9263 or the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act.

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MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations should stop interfering in the country's domestic issues, Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa said Tuesday in response to recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Committee in a recent review of the situation in the Philippines.

Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, claimed the panel's recommendations to help the Philippines comply with international obligations trampled on the country's sovereignty.

"Our justice system is functioning. Mayroon tayong sariling gobyerno. Sana huwag na sila mangialam sa atin. Huwag na tayo nilang diktahan. Kasi naman, ano bang gusto nilang i-impose sa atin? Hindi naman tayo mga subjects nila,” Dela Rosa told reporters Tuesday. "Respetuhin nila iyong ating kasarinlan."

(Our justice system is functioning. We have our own government. I wishe they would not meddle here. They should not dictate upon us. Why do they want to impose on us? We are not their subjects … They should respect our sovereignty.)

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