Lawyers of former president Rodrigo Duterte told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that his physical and cognitive condition has significantly worsened, arguing that continued detention should be reconsidered. In a filing dated Jan. 9, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman said Duterte is now “an...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday, January 9 disclosed that he had tried to contact Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa but the latter has not been replying to his text messages. Dela Rosa, who has been absent in the Senate since November 2025 when Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla claimed...
International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have rejected the request of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense for an additional expert report, ruling that further medical evidence is neither necessary nor appropriate at this stage. In a decision dated Jan. 7, Pre-Trial Chamber I denied the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the New Year quietly, spending the holiday sleeping, eating, and watching television, his daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte said. In an interview with vlogger Alvin & Tourism in the Netherlands, Kitty said her father marked the New Year in his usual...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has told judges that former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to participate in pre-trial proceedings, citing the findings of an independent panel of medical experts. In a nine-page filing before ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I, Deputy Prosecutor Mame...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber has ordered the parties in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s case to submit additional legal arguments, as judges weigh whether the Court retains jurisdiction despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute. In an order released...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte is asking the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow it to respond to the arguments raised by the prosecution on the jurisdiction challenge. The defense earlier appealed to overturn the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC...
Never surrender to foreign power. Sen. Robinhood Padilla gave this advice to Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa following reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has already issued a warrant of arrest against him. Padilla, a fellow member of the Senate Minority bloc, said they have no...
The Office of the Prosecutor and the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asked the Appeals Chamber to dismiss the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte challenging a pre-trial chamber ruling that affirmed the court’s jurisdiction over his...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) remains mum about the reported arrest warrant against Senator Bato Dela Rosa for his alleged involvement in the thousands of killing under the previous Duterte administration’s war on drugs campaign. “We do not comment on such speculation,” a statement...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque advised Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to chain himself to the Supreme Court as he claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued a warrant for the latter’s arrest. In a series of Facebook posts on late Sunday, Dec. 7 (Manila...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that the Philippine government must return the P60-billion in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) funds that was earlier transferred to the National Treasury back to the state insurer. The amount was part of the “excess” PhilHealth funds totaling...
