Vice President Sara Duterte said that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, will not have the traditional Christmas and New Year get-together this year because he will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Speaking to reporters during a...
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 14, slammed what he called “the biggest joke of the century” following reports that former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez might be made a state witness in the multi-billion peso flood control corruption probe. “So now, Congressman...
It is “pointless” to ask President Marcos to resign because he will never relinquish his power even if there are calls to do so, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Oct. 14, pointing out how his father and namesake has remained in power for two decades. Speaking during a press briefing...
Malacañang has slammed Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte for threatening to get back at the people behind his father 's arrest, reminding him that he should not be making such threats in a "civilized society." Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
President Marcos is not afraid to travel to Davao, a known bailiwick of the Dutertes, whom he had a fallout with, to bring assistance to people affected by the strong earthquake that jolted Davao Oriental last week, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
A majority of Filipinos agree that former President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the thousands of deaths linked to his administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey...
Vice President Sara Duterte went to Davao Oriental on Saturday, Oct. 11, to personally condole with the victims of the twin earthquakes that rocked the province. The official visited the bereaved families to extend her solidarity and support in light of the disasters that struck the region. “Oo,...
DAVAO CITY — Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte is disappointed over the decision of the International Criminal Court to keep his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, in custody at The Hague, Netherlands. "This decision is a gross and disgraceful miscarriage of justice. It is not law — it is a...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks about breaking her father out of detention was one of the reasons cited by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber when it denied former president Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release application. In a 23-page decision made public on...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied the request of former president Rodrigo Duterte for interim release, saying his continued detention remains necessary under the court’s founding statute. In a decision issued by the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I on Friday, Oct. 10, the tribunal rejected...
Vice President Sara Duterte has urged residents of Davao Oriental to remain calm and prepared following a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the province on Friday morning, Oct. 10, causing panic across several towns and cities in Southern Mindanao. In a statement, Duterte said the...
Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC) have recommended the appointment of three medical specialists to examine former president Rodrigo Duterte’s mental and physical fitness to stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity over his administration’s bloody war on drugs. In a...
