Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said on Wednesday, May 13, he does not regret enforcing the Duterte administration’s war on drugs despite the possibility of being arrested in connection with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the campaign. In an interview, Dela...
Vice President Sara Duterte said former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) remains in “good spirits” as he faces legal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. In a video interview released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, May...
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomed the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I to unseal the arrest warrant against Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, calling it an important step in the ongoing pursuit of accountability for war on drugs crimes. "Mr Dela Rosa’s...
Hours, after suddenly appearing at the Senate, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is now under the protective custody of the Upper Chamber. This, after newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, acted on Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s motion to put their fellow senator under protective...
The Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Monday, May 11, served the subpoena against Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa in relation to the drug war probe. According to CIDG chief investigator Police Captain Larry Ray, personnel from Dela Rosa’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte said her father, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), has been in a subdued and reflective mood as he faces proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over allegations tied to his anti-drug campaign. In a video interview released by...
Vice President Sara Duterte said the case filed against her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, before the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to proceed to full trial, acknowledging that there appears to be no path toward its dismissal. “We don’t see any way that the ICC will...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it has formally constituted the Trial Chamber in the case against former President Rodrigo Duterte, marking a key step toward the start of trial proceedings over alleged crimes against humanity linked to his anti-drug campaign. In a decision dated...
Malacañang has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense’s claims of betrayal, saying his arrest served justice for the victims of his bloody war on drugs. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro asserted that the Philippine government did not betray the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is the most responsible individual in the killings of thousands of victims during the war on drugs for ordering the operations as the commander-in-chief at that time. On the last day of the confirmation of charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday,...
In an attempt to prove that the exit of former president Rodrigo Duterte from power did not stop the killings, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman argued that deaths at the hands of state agents continued under the Marcos administration. During the third day of the confirmation of charges hearing at...
A selection of comments made by the identified co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte and their sharing of the same "rhetorical cue" proves nothing about the alleged collusion to commit a common criminal plan through Duterte 's bloody war on drugs, his defense team said. Duterte...
