The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun security preparations for possible protests and rallies to mark former President Rodrigo Duterte’s 81st birthday on March 28. In a statement on Wednesday, PNP chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said he has already tasked chiefs of police...
Filipinos mainly cited anti-corruption efforts for trusting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., while reasons for trusting Vice President Sara Duterte were divided, with her pro-poor stance and leadership among those cited, according to a Pulse Asia survey released on Wednesday, March 25. The survey,...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte 's ancestral house on Taal St., Bangkal, Barangay Talomo Proper here is temporarily closed to visitors. According to caretaker Mila, the Duterte patriarch 's former wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, issued the directive. While the property is...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte announced on Saturday, March 14, her tentative plan to attend the celebration of the 89th Araw ng Dabaw, which coincides with the 81st birth anniversary of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, on Saturday, March 28. "I will be here for the Araw ng...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte called the continued detention of her father, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, at the International Criminal Court in The Hague as unjust. The Vice President attended Mass on Wednesday afternoon, March 11, at San Pedro Cathedral here praying for the...
Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday, March 11, that it is not only Davaoeños but also the entire Filipino people who are "angry" at the supposed kidnapping of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is now in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC). She said it...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, March 11, commemorated what she called the first anniversary of an event that trampled on Philippine democracy and the principle of due process and rule of law. Duterte was referring to what she alleged as the "extraordinary rendition or kidnapping" of her...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld an earlier ruling keeping former president Rodrigo Duterte in detention, rejecting the appeal filed by his defense team. In a judgment issued March 6, the Appeals Chamber confirmed the Jan. 26 decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte criticized the proceedings of the International Criminal Court against his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, saying Western countries are using the tribunal as a political tool against developing nations. Speaking to supporters outside the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized the International Criminal Court for their selective prosecution and political bias in handling international cases. In a statement, Duterte said ICC has become “a lapdog of the powerful,” allegedly influenced by the United...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor said it can no longer investigate any “killings” committed under the current Marcos administration following former president Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute. Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls of...
Defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman on Friday challenged the prosecution’s claim that children were among the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, arguing that only one minor — Kian delos Santos — has been substantiated in the 49 incidents cited before the court. Speaking on...
