President Duterte is prepared to face death penalty if he is convicted before a local court, not the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation late Wednesday, July 28, the President asserted that he would rather stand...
The country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) was an “empty gesture” since it never became a law in the country in the first place, President Duterte insisted late Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)...
At least six people were arrested when combined elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) police and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) raided a suspected drug den in Port Area in Manila on Tuesday, July 27. PDEA Regional Office-National Capital...
The nine police generals whom President Duterte mentioned in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) as allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade have already been dismissed from the service since 2016, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Tuesday, July 27. DILG...
President Duterte admitted that despite the strides made, there was still a long way to go in his infamous drug war. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021 (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during his sixth and final State of the...
A spokesman for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) praised what he describes as a "tremendous success" of the drug war launched by President Duterte since July 2016. “Yung kritiko they focus on the EJK (extra judicial killings). Ang narrative nila ipakita na it has been a...
Senior members of the House of Representatives lauded as victory for justice and rule of law the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that upheld the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the cases of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under the administration of President Rodrigo...
Even though she hasn’t decided about running as president next year, Vice President Leni Robredo already has an answer about the possibility of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a member country. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) She’ll have to think...
President Duterte is still not keen on cooperating with any inquiry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the latest Supreme Court ruling on the country's pullout from the Rome Statue. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he wishes that detained Senator Leila de Lima will not get convicted for her drug charges before the election season or else her plans to seek reelection will be foiled. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Senator Leila de Lima (Manila Bulletin File...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque confidently declared President Duterte's controversial war on drugs a success, saying all barangays can still be freed from illegal drugs before the President's term ends. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque thought that, instead of a legacy of notoriety, the administration's bloody drug war will be a "true legacy" of President Duterte as he fulfilled his promise that the country will win against illegal drugs. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Roque made the...
