President Duterte remains unbothered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorizing the full inquiry on his infamous drug war, reiterating that the court does not have jurisdiction over the Philippine affairs. President Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said it is high time that President Duterte faces the International Criminal Court (ICC) and respond to the charges against him regarding his “brutal war on drugs.” Hontiveros made the call after the Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the ICC has approved the start of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Thursday, September 16, that it will study and consider any request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with regard to the launch of its investigation into the Duterte administration's "war" against illegal drugs. Commission on Human Rights...
An internationally recognized rights advocacy group on Thursday, Sept. 16 welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with formally investigating the alleged crimes committed under the Duterte administration’s controversial war...
The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of its prosecutor to begin a probe on the alleged crimes related to extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, including the hundreds of deaths that occurred under the controversial war-on-drugs campaign of the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, Sept. 14 renewed her push for the Senate to investigate former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang’s alleged links to the illegal drug trade, especially now that he is the subject of its probe into the government’s procurement of supposed...
President Duterte has questioned the Senate blue ribbon committee on why it is listening to former policeman Eduardo Acierto in the alleged anomalous procurement of medical supplies when he has already been dismissed twice by the Office of the Ombudsman. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking court clearance for the immediate destruction of the more than 800 kilos of shabu that were seized in the anti-illegal drugs operations in Zambales, Bataan and Cavite. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said they are now coordinating with the...
President Duterte said that the government must throw its full weight in its anti-illegal narcotics campaign to counter drug syndicates bringing in huge volumes of drugs in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) Duterte made the statement following the recent successive drug busts...
Three archbishops from Northern Luzon on Saturday, Sept. 11, reminded Filipinos of their moral duty to resist the culture of murder and plunder. Archbishop Marlo Peralta, left, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, center, and Archbishop Ricardo Baccay (Photos from CBCP) In a pastoral message signed by...
Senators could not help but ask Michael Yang, President Duterte's former economic adviser, about his supposed links to another businessman allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. President Duterte signs a copy of his portrait for Michael Yang after a private meeting in Malacañan Palace on...
The United States on Friday (Thursday in Washington, D.C.) reiterated its call for China to abide by the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that invalidated Beijing’s excessive nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. US State Secretary Antony Blinken made...
