Manila, Aug 1 (TIWN) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday that his government is not keen on rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Marcos said the ICC’s ongoing investigation into the crime against humanity allegedly committed by the previous Rodrigo Duterte administration is not needed, adding the government is also conducting its investigation on the matter, reports Xinhua news agency.

He convened his legal team last week to discuss the administration’s strategy in dealing with the ICC.

“I asked for the meeting so that we will know what to do if we will respond or not,” Marcos told a press conference, stressing the need to figure out how his administration will respond because the ICC “is a very different kind of court”.