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Fil-Am protesters in New York laud Duterte spokesman's failure to secure ILC seat

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Updated as of Nov 16 11:23 AM

Some Filipino Americans claim victory after Philippine Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque loses his bid to secure a seat at the International Law Commission. Read more »

Harry Roque fails International Law Commission bid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 08:49 AM

(UPDATED) Palace spokesman Harry Roque has failed to secure a seat at the International Law Commission. Read more »

Roque says to shut ears to ILC bid criticism

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 03:37 PM

Palace spokesman Harry Roque aid he would not listen to criticism against his nomination to the International Law Commission. Read more »

150 more lawyers oppose Roque’s bid to join ILC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:46 AM

The lawyers hit out at Roque for defending and justifying President Duterte’s statements “enabling extrajudicial killings”, among others. Read more »

Roque denies spending P1 million for New York cocktail party

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 10:54 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday denied that the Philippines spent about P1 million for a cocktail party he attended in connection to his nomination to the International Law Commission. Read more »

Protesters rally vs Roque in NYC; spox condemns act

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 05:53 PM

Several protesters held a rally at a restaurant in New York City Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila) to oppose Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's nomination to the International Law Commission (ILC) during a private cocktail party. Read more »

Roque in US for official trip

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 02:38 PM

Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday he was in the US for an official visit to the United Nations. Read more »

FLAG questions Roque's competence in international law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 06:22 PM

The Free Legal Assistance Group on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s bid to join a UN advisory body. Read more »

Roque twits UP: They don’t wish anyone else to succeed

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 11:50 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the UP Diliman Executive Committee do not want him to succeed. Read more »

Netizens oppose Harry Roque's nomination to ILC

Job Manahan and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 10:26 PM

Internet personalities said Roque has been an 'avowed and unapologetic defender' of extrajudicial killings under Duterte. Read more »

NY Fil-Am activists protest Roque's International Law Commission nomination

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Sep 16 06:32 PM

Filipino activists in New York protest the nomination of President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque to the International Law Commission. Read more »

Roque blasts UP: My curriculum vitae speaks for itself

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 11:37 AM

Roque hit back at officials of the UP Diliman, decrying their objection to his nomination to a United Nations advisory body as "flimsy justification". Read more »

UP Diliman slams alumnus Roque, says it opposes nomination into ILC

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 07:40 PM

Officials of the University of the Philippines-Diliman said Tuesday they oppose Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's nomination to be a part of the International Law Commission. Read more »

Over 220 groups oppose Roque's nomination to law body

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 11:48 PM

The Philippine president's spokesman remained unfazed even as hundreds of groups oppose his nomination to a United Nations advisory council. Read more »

Roque confirms being in NY for International Law Commission bid

Job Manahan and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 01:56 PM

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said he is in New York for his nomination to be a member of the International Law Commission. Read more »