Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, February 2 said he will have his head chopped off if retired police officer and self-confessed former Davao Death Squad hitman Arturo Lascañas’ claims were true. “Isa lang masasabi ko dyan…Paputol ako ng leeg, papaputol ako ng leeg...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa dared self-confessed former Davao Death Squad (DDS) hitman Arturo Lascañas to file cases in court if he has any evidence to prove his claims on the senator's alleged involvement drug-related killings during the previous administration. On Wednesday, self-confessed...
While she denied involvement in her father’s bloody war on drugs, Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 23, said she is prepared to face only Philippine courts after she was allegedly named as a respondent in an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation. (From left) Former president...
A former lawmaker told former president Rodrigo Duterte that he should not fear the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of his administration’s campaign against illegal drugs if his actions have been above board. (From left) Former vice presidential spokesman Barry...
Former senator Leila de Lima believes that the Marcos administration is in the “right path” as it studies the possibility of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is currently investigating the previous Duterte administration’s brutal war on drugs campaign. Former...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation on the killing last Sunday morning, Nov. 5, of radio broadcaster Juan T. Jumalon, also known as "DJ Johnny Walker," in Misamis Occidental. Jumalon was broadcasting live over radio station 94.7 Calamba Gold FM located in his...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting a thorough investigation into the killing of a radio broadcaster who was shot dead inside his house in Calamba, Misamis Occidental. In a statement, Northern Mindanao Police regional director Brig. Gen. Ricardo Layug, Jr. said a special...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, October 16, renewed his call for the Marcos administration to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enter the Philippines and investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV ...
The failure of Philippine trial courts to deliver justice swiftly contributed to extra-judicial killings and Filipinos exacting revenge through “street justice,” Vice President Sara Duterte said, stressing the need for “speedy justice.” Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the 30th...
Although the Philippine government is endorsing the United States (US)-led Summit for Democracy Declaration to affirm the country’s “unwavering commitment to upholding our democratic values and principles,” it “disassociates” itself from the declaration’s reference to the International...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 29 criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to disengage from the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying it is a mistake. Hontiveros made the remark after the President expressed his disappointment at the ICC’s decision to...
The conviction of a dismissed Caloocan policeman for the murders of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” De Guzman is a “partial victory,” at least, for the victims in the brutal drug war killings during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “While laudable, it...
