The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte is asking the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow it to respond to the arguments raised by the prosecution on the jurisdiction challenge. The defense earlier appealed to overturn the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC...
The Office of the Prosecutor and the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asked the Appeals Chamber to dismiss the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte challenging a pre-trial chamber ruling that affirmed the court’s jurisdiction over his...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte formally appealed the decision of the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) affirming its jurisdiction on his crimes against humanity charges, and asked the international body for the “immediate and unconditional” release of the...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reverse its pre-trial chamber’s ruling that affirmed the Court’s jurisdiction on the former leader’s crimes against humanity of murder case. In a four-page petition signed...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling that affirmed the Court’s jurisdiction on former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case will pave the way for the eventual arrest of his co-perpetrators in the alleged extrajudicial killings during his administration’s war on...
The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte will appeal the latest decision of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber that affirmed its jurisdiction on the former leader’s crimes against humanity case. Nicholas Kaufman, Duterte’s lead counsel, told NewsWatch Plus...
Future entrepreneurs from across Asia Pacific gathered in Singapore for this year’s FedEx/Junior Achievement (JA) International Trade Challenge Asia Pacific finals, where students were challenged to design market entry strategies for eco-friendly products made from discarded textiles. France was...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is giving college students in third and fourth year levels the chance to develop innovative tourism projects that can transform local communities. In a statement, the DOT said there will be three national winners and each of them will receive ₱5 million under the...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Tourism-Davao launched on Tuesday, Aug. 26, the second season of the Davao Adventure Challenge, a year-long program designed to promote the region as a premier adventure tourism hub in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The initiative, unveiled at Rogen Inn here,...
The Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) urged the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to reject former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to delay its decision on the defense’s jurisdiction challenge. In a filing dated July 24, Principal Counsel Paolina...
Improving the quality of education in the country hinges on the active involvement of local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized, as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) launched the “Bayang Bumabasa: Mayors for Literacy” challenge — an...
With United States (US) President Donald Trump shutting down the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC), the threshold program that the US aid agency had been developing with the Philippines will no longer push through. But Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, the Marcos administration 's chief...
