Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Sunday lashed out at the daily broadsheet Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) for publishing two reports about groups opposing his nomination for a seat at the UN International Law Commission (ILC), a body of experts tasked with developing and codifying international law. Roque said "malice is present" in PDI's two stories titled "Protests mar Roque's New York City reception" and "Asia-Pacific lawyers' group opposes nomination of Roque to UN commission", which were both published on Sunday. "The Philippine Daily Inquirer's malice is very clear in its two recent stories against me regarding my candidature for the ILC. It is effectively a persecution," he said in a press statement. He pointed out that the first PDI report quoted protesters who referred to him as a "war criminal" and a "human rights violator" and edito
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The 76th UN General Assembly held elections on Thursday for 18 new members of the UN Human Rights Council who will serve for a period of three years, starting in January 2022.