Former president Rodrigo Duterte said he will waive his right to attend the confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) set on Feb. 23 to 27, 2026. In a signed statement dated Feb. 17 from the ICC Detention Centre in The Hague, Duterte said he “wish[es] to waive my...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, on Saturday, Feb. 14 rejected allegations that linked him to the crimes outlined in the International Criminal Court’s recent Document Containing the Charges (DCC), wherein his name was listed among several individuals tagged as alleged...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go questioned his inclusion by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the list of eight alleged indirect co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity case linked to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In a brief exchange with Senator...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have named eight alleged co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte in a new filing detailing what they describe as a “Common Plan” to “neutralize” suspected criminals through murder. In the 16-page Document Containing the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bid to appeal a ruling declaring him fit to stand in pre-trial proceedings, even as it authorized 500 additional applicants to participate as victims in the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing. In a...
Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow them to add 78 items to their evidence list for the confirmation of charges hearing later this month, arguing the materials are necessary to challenge the prosecution’s case. In a filing dated...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte renewed its bid for his interim release from International Criminal Court (ICC) custody, filing a submission dated Feb. 5, 2026, just weeks before the scheduled confirmation of charges hearing later this month. In the filing before Pre-Trial Chamber I,...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte doesn 't want to replace his legal counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, despite the back-to-back losses in appeals they have filed related to his case at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Instead, Duterte told him to do something, according to his daughter, Vice...
Victims of the Philippines’ deadly anti-drug campaign will participate in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, scheduled from Feb. 23 to 27. In a decision issued on Jan. 26, Pre-Trial Chamber I found Duterte fit to...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte will appeal the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber 1 's ruling that he is fit to stand trial, arguing that the former leader was denied due process. Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, Duterte 's lead counsel, expressed disappointment...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said its Pre-Trial Chamber I has found former president Rodrigo Duterte fit to participate in pre-trial proceedings and has set the start of the confirmation of charges hearing on Feb. 23, 2026. In a statement on Monday evening, Jan. 26 (Manila time), the ICC...
Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors of trying to relitigate issues already settled by the court, warning that the latest filing on jurisdiction amounts to an improper attempt to get a “second bite of the cherry.” In a...
