{"id":243569,"date":"2020-01-30T21:16:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T02:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=243569"},"modified":"2020-01-30T21:16:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T02:16:54","slug":"president-is-chief-architect-of-ph-foreign-policy-solon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/30\/president-is-chief-architect-of-ph-foreign-policy-solon\/","title":{"rendered":"President is chief architect of PH foreign policy: solon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tolentino pointed out that under the Constitution, the Senate\u2019s consent is only needed in ratifying an agreement. (File photo<\/a>: Francis Tolentino\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Senator Francis Tolentino said Thursday the other branches of government should not meddle with the powers of the President over the country\u2019s foreign policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always link it to the general principle that the Chief Executive, the President, is the main architect of our foreign policy,\u00a0hindi dapat pakialaman ng ibang<\/em>\u00a0branches of government (the other branches of government should not meddle with it),\u201d Tolentino told reporters when asked if he would support a Senate resolution calling on the Chamber to assert its role in the country\u2019s termination or withdrawal from a treaty.<\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon filed the resolution after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to terminate the country\u2019s Visiting forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States.<\/p>\n

Tolentino pointed out that under the Constitution, the Senate\u2019s consent is only needed in ratifying an agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no provision that when we abrogate, when we cut off our treaty relations, for the concurrence of the Senate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Drilon\u2019s call \u201cis a different policy\u201d that necessitates amendments to the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe might need to amend some fundamental laws\u00a0kung ganon<\/em>\u00a0(if that\u2019s the case),\u201d Tolentino said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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