DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council offered prayers on Tuesday, Feb. 24, for former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, seeking fairness, clarity, and due process as the International Criminal Court continues its confirmation of charges hearing at The Hague, Netherlands. Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz,...
On a rare occasion, Malacañang has agreed with Vice President Sara Duterte when she said that not all Cabinet secretaries under President Marcos are competent, although she was cited as an example. "Let us look who 's talking," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that the Philippines is “willing and able to prosecute crimes against humanity” and must assert the primary jurisdiction of its own courts before any surrender or extradition of Filipino citizens to international tribunals. Marcoleta stated...
A common representative of the victims of the Duterte administration’s deadly war on drugs has reminded judges and the public that they are not mere statistics but human beings whose rights have been violated “in the most profound ways.” Paolina Massida on Tuesday, Feb. 24, represented...
Malacañang has belied the claims of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque that President Marcos is seeking to reconcile with Vice President Sara Duterte. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro tagged the claim as "another lie." "Kasinungalingan na naman. Dapat...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte was indeed “not joking” when he said that, under his presidency, funeral homes would make a lot of money from his deadly war on drugs, which saw children reduced to bodies that funeral homes could profit from, an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor...
Senator Risa Hontiveros branded as “historic” former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Hontiveros made the remark after the first day of the hearing in The Hague, Netherlands where the former leader is facing crimes against...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleged that killings carried out by the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS) during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s mayoral tenure required his personal approval before they could proceed. During the third and final session of the first day...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized the International Criminal Court on Monday as it started the confirmation of charges hearing against his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague, Netherlands. Rep. Duterte questioned the tribunal’s jurisdiction...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte 's lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman has alleged that President Marcos was "set out to neutralize" his predecessor and his legacy. "So it is indeed the defense case that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. set out to neutralize Rodrigo Duterte and his legacy,"...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has officially opened the confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, with prosecutors stressing accountability, while victims warned he would continue preaching a “gospel of immunity” if the case collapses. In his opening...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, February 23 called for prayers as he expressed his support for former president Rodrigo Duterte as the latter is set to face the confirmation of charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Sa nakatakdang confirmation hearing ni dating...
