D E C I S
I O N
(En Banc)
MORAN, C.J.:
I.
THE FACTS
Petitioner Shigenori
Kuroda, the Commanding
General of the Japanese Imperial Forces in the Philippines during the Japanese
occupation, was charged before the Philippine Military Commission of war crimes.
He questioned
the constitutionality of E.O. No. 68 that created the National War Crimes
Office and prescribed rules on the trial of accused war criminals. He contended
the Philippines is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on Rules and
Regulations covering Land Warfare and therefore he is charged of crimes not
based on law, national and international.
