Malacañang maintained that the Philippine government is not cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC), even as the Department of Justice (DOJ) provides assistance to witnesses in the tribunal 's ongoing probe into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged crimes against...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) has opposed the interim release request of former president Rodrigo Duterte, citing fears for the victims’ and witnesses’ safety and possible harassment by the former leader, his allies, and supporters. The...
President Marcos has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to a complete and final destruction of seized illegal drugs, saying there must be no chance for these substances to reenter the streets. Marcos said this as he led the incineration of over P9.48 billion worth of illegal drugs at the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has authorized providing $30 million to a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group that is distributing food in Gaza, a U.S. official said Tuesday, an operation that has drawn criticism from other humanitarian organizations. The request is the first known U.S....
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor formally opposed the application for interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte, using as basis, among others, the public statements and remarks by him and his family. In a 15-page document uploaded on the ICC website on June 23 and signed...
Emphasizing that his administration 's version of 'war on drugs ' has been effective, President Marcos reminded Philippine authorities to keep the fight against illegal drugs peaceful. “The new concept of the war against drugs is working. So, we will continue down that vein. And...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go reiterated on Thursday, June 19 his call for the return of former president Rodrigo Duterte back to the Philippines noting it has been 100th day since his arrest and detention at the Hague in the Netherlands. “Hindi tayo titigil sa panawagan natin (We will not...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers pulled more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile, raising the death toll from the latest attack on the Ukrainian capital to 28. The building in Kyiv 's Solomianskyi district took a...
President Marcos said he has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to intercept smuggling routes and immediately destroy seized narcotics to prevent re-entry into the streets. In the second episode of his podcast released on Wednesday, June 18, Marcos...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile and drone barrage in Kyiv overnight Tuesday killed at least 14 people while they slept in their homes and wounded 44 others in one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, local officials said. Russian drone strikes in the...
The Philippine Army (PA) revealed that Brigadier General Jesus Durante III is now barred from holding a military post with “major responsibility” after being reprimanded by a special general court martial over the killing of a businesswoman-model in Davao City in 2022. Durante, former...
PRAGUE (AP) — Queen Maxima of the Netherlands handed over a bell made partly from Russian weapons to a church in the Czech Republic on Thursday in a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Known as the Bell of Freedom, it was manufactured by the Dutch Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry that used fragments of...
