The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has welcomed the request of outgoing International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an investigation on the Duterte government’s war-on-drugs campaign. (Photo courtesy of BAYAN Secretary General Renato Reyes) “We welcome ICC...
The announcement made by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an investigation on the bloody war-on-drugs campaign in the country preempts the prerogative of her successor and undercuts the attractiveness of the Rome Statute to States that may be considering...
President Duterte warned human rights advocates that they might find their names in the list of police informants if he made public the country’s anti-drug records. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on June 14, 2021. (Malacañang photo) In his taped public address on Monday...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In our previous column, we said we experienced up close some of the most devastating wars in the world. The first was the Pacific War and the subsequent invasion of Manila by Japan in 1941 when we were five years old, and then the Vietnam...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is not covered by the decision of the Court Appeals to remove Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso III from the list of the alleged politicians involved in illegal drugs activities in the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, June 10, the PNP stated that Veloso has...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
President Duterte has assured the family of slain football player Keith Absalon and his cousin that those responsible for the death of the victims will be brought to justice. Keith Absalon (Photo from Malaya FC) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the Communist Party of the...
In the fight against illegal drugs and corruption, President Duterte will do everything he could even he has to mortage his soul to the devil. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The President, whose campaign promise includes eradicating corruption, touted what they’ve done five years...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Perhaps the confluence of time, circumstance, and geography brought this columnist into close contact with three of the most catastrophic wars in the world. The first was the Pacific War (1941 to 1945),which was ignited by the bombing of...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s refusal to share pertinent documents related to his administration’s controversial anti-illegal drug operations for public scrutiny is not surprising and only shows that he has much to hide, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said on Friday. “He is afraid of the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, June 2 said the Supreme Court itself has ruled that records of the bloody anti-drug war campaign do not have any national security implications. Thus, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is duty bound to disclose its records and follow the SC...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday vowed to oppose next year’s budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), reiterating his belief the budget would be used as a huge “campaign kitty” of the Duterte administration for the 2022 elections....
