The decision on whether or not the Philippines would pull out of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) or cut ties with Iceland would be made by President Rodrigo Duterte, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said on Monday.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday raised the possibility of the country’s withdrawal from the UNHRC following the council’s approval of a resolution initiated by Iceland calling for an international review of the Philippines’ war on illegal drugs.

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