Human rights lawyer and former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares has explained why the 43 alleged cases of extrajudicial killings (EJK) cited in the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ)'s crime against humanity charge against former president Rodrigo Duterte are enough to...
Malacañang said there is no commitment on the part of Marcos administration to comply with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) alleged plan to freeze the assets of former president Rodrigo Duterte. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) If the ICC issues an order to freeze the assets of the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has secured a major victory in a ₱5.7-billion tax evasion case after the Department of Justice (DOJ) ruled in its favor. The case, which the BIR filed in February, resulted in the DOJ filing two criminal charges with the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) on March 13,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has concluded its nationwide dialogue with government officials, experts and individuals on issues involving red-tagging, the practice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to label a person or organization as communist or terrorist. In a statement, the...
Only the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) can order the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from detention, the ICC spokesman said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte at his initial appearance hearing via video link on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the International Criminal...
While former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will include a Filipino lawyer, Vice President Sara Duterte said that they have not shortlisted anyone yet. Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot from Bong...
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun denied that former president Rodrigo Duterte tried to seek asylum in China but was denied before he was arrested under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant on crimes against humanity of murder. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo...
The family of the late democracy icon and former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino III said there’s a world of difference between what happened to their patriarch and what is happening to former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained in The Hague while awaiting trial for his crimes...
The International Criminal Court (ICC), which will hold trial for former president Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity of murder, asked the prosecution and defense to submit information relating to the disclosure process by next month. Former president Rodrigo Duterte at his initial...
Could this be a case of “better to laugh with the sinners than weep with the saints?” Too bad for consumers—no laughter here, only swelling bills and bitter tears! Back in November 2022, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) slammed the door on the ₱5.2-billion rate hike plea of SMC Global...
Vice President Sara Duterte warned her father former president Rodrigo Duterte could meet the same fate as assassinated democracy icon Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., if he insists in returning home to the Philippines. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with various overseas Filipino workers’...
After two weeks in the hospital facility of the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he will be tried for crimes against humanity, former president Rodrigo Duterte is back in his room craving for a Coke Zero and closely following the May elections. Former president Rodrigo Duterte in...
