English: Cayetano underscored the absence of a global supreme court, noting that once a case reaches the ICC, the country loses its ability to interpret and act under its own legal framework. "My problem is walang World Supreme Court so there's only the ICC and the appellate courts. Unlike kung dito filed sa judiciary natin, then we can come up with our interpretation. Whether the ICC has jurisdiction or not would have been considered under Philippine law and President Duterte would have been able to present his case, not only on jurisdiction issues but also on whether or not there is probable cause (in his crimes against humanity case)," he said.
Filipino: Paliwanag kasi ni Cayetano, dahil walang supreme court na sumasaklaw sa buong mundo, wala nang kontrol ang Pilipinas kapag umabot na sa ICC ang isang kaso at hindi na natin pwedeng gamitin ang sarili nating batas o magdesisyon ayon sa ating legal na sistema. "My problem is walang World Supreme Court so there's only the ICC and the appellate courts. Unlike kung dito filed sa judiciary natin, then we can come up with our interpretation. Whether the ICC has jurisdiction or not would have been considered under Philippine law and President Duterte would have been able to present his case, not only on jurisdiction issues but also on whether or not there is probable cause (in his crimes against humanity case)," sabi niya.