DAVAO CITY – Kidapawan City Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said it was ironic that the government handed over former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in The Netherlands last week. EVANGELISTA Evangelista, a lawyer, believes that the former...
While the government remains a non-member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla stressed that an individual charged by the international body would still fall under its jurisdiction through the International Humanitarian Law (IHL)....
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro questioned Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's remark that he would consider hiding instead of surrendering if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant of arrest against him. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro and Senator Ronald...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (PPAB) The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives is asking the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to take action against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque's request...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte formally appointed British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman as the lead counsel of his defense team in the crimes against humanity of murder case before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former president Rodrigo Duterte and his British-Israeli lead...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, revealed that majority of Filipinos believe former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the killings related to illegal drugs during his administration. The survey, conducted from Feb. 15 to 19, found...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (left); Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (Facebook) Makabayan Senate slate bet Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has chided Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa for saying that he now plans to evade...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque should defend himself first over the cases against him in the country before defending others, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. Vice President Sara Duterte and former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque are...
The arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte was not meant to divert the public's attention from issues surrounding the 2025 national budget, Malacañang said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB) Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro dismissed the allegations...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Wednesday, March 19, that if a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is issued against him, he will consider going into hiding. Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa This is in contrast to his earlier pronouncement that he will submit himself once the...
Harry Roque (left), Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) "Wala ka ambag diyan, uwi ka na (You have no contribution there, just go home)." This was the advice-slash-taunt issued by senatorial candidate Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene...
Malacañang will not prevent former senator Leila de Lima from volunteering to help in the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court (ICC) over crimes against humanity. (From left) Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former senator Leila de Lima (Quad-comm...
