DAVAO CITY—President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Marawi residents who are planning to file charges against him are free to bring their grievances to the local courts or the International Criminal Court. Duterte took full responsibility for his decision to declare martial law over the entire island of Mindanao after Maute group terrorists overran Marawi City on May 23. One of the bases for the class suit will be the alleged violations committed by the soldiers during the siege. In the first place, in the history of the Philippines there was no class suit that was brought to the court. Our justice system is not inclined to rule on a class suit,” Roque said.

Source: The Standard October 30, 2017 16:07 UTC