The Philippine government has reaffirmed its commitment to international law and the rule of law in terms of handling inter-state relations.
Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya made the assurance as he said the government does that by recalling the valuable services of three
A hall dedicated to honor the memory of the first and only Filipino judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been inaugurated at the Philippines Embassy in The Hague.
The Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall was opened on Tuesday, July 19, in a ceremony attended by the ICJ Vice President, four ot
The Philippine Embassy to The Hague will dedicate a sitting room at its chancery in honor of the only Filipino judge to sit in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.
SOLE PINOY ICJ JUDGE. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon, the first and so far the only Filipino Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1967 to 1976. The foreign service post will launch the ICJ Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall at its newly-renovated chancery in The Hague on July 19, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy to The Hague) MANILA - The Philippine Embassy to The Hague is set to honor Cesar Bengzon, the sole Filipino to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The foreign service post will launch on July 19 the ICJ Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall at its newly-renovated chancery in The Hague. "To recognize the unprecedented achievement of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon as the first and so far the only Filipino Judge of the ICJ (from 1967 to 1976), the Philippine Embassy to The Hague will dedicate a sitting room at the ground floor of the newly-renovated Chancery in his honor," it said in a statement. The ICJ h