Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 19 said allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Duterte administration’s brutal drug war is tantamount to admitting that the Philippines is a failed state. “First of all, our justice system is working. Our court system is...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, July 18 said he won’t go into hiding should the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes to the Philippines to arrest him. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB Photo) Dela Rosa, former Philippine National Police (PNP)...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the Philippine government's appeal to stop the investigation into the Duterte administration's deadly war against drugs. Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut read the decision on Tuesday afternoon as the division...
Although the Philippine government is endorsing the United States (US)-led Summit for Democracy Declaration to affirm the country’s “unwavering commitment to upholding our democratic values and principles,” it “disassociates” itself from the declaration’s reference to the International...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 29 criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to disengage from the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying it is a mistake. Hontiveros made the remark after the President expressed his disappointment at the ICC’s decision to...
There is nothing more that the Philippines can do but to disengage after the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the country's appeal to suspend the drug war probe. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated this when sought for a comment on the ICC's decision on the sideline of the...
The conviction of a dismissed Caloocan policeman for the murders of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” De Guzman is a “partial victory,” at least, for the victims in the brutal drug war killings during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “While laudable, it...
The Philippine government assured the European Union (EU) that the country is implementing reforms in the justice system. DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla conveyed the assurance during his meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23, with the...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s opposition to the continuation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC's) probe into the alleged crimes against humanity committed during former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. In filing Senate Resolution No....
Let Filipinos, not the International Criminal Court (ICC), judge former president Rodrigo Duterte in his campaign against illegal drugs, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said on Monday, February 20. Go stressed this after he thanked former President and now House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, February 20, defended former President Duterte from investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Through Senate Resolution 488, Padilla sought "to declare unequivocal defense of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the 16th...
Allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue its investigation against former president Rodrigo Duterte will boost the Philippines' chances of landing foreign investments. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang)...