Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, February 4 said he will ask Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to consider not getting his salary as a senator until he reports for work. Since he has not yet been visible in the Senate, Sotto said he will suggest this to the senator who is...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte doesn 't want to replace his legal counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, despite the back-to-back losses in appeals they have filed related to his case at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Instead, Duterte told him to do something, according to his daughter, Vice...
Vice President Sara Duterte believed that the worst thing that could happen to a person is to die or get sick, and not to get jailed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte on Wednesday, Jan. 28, had it in response to Senator Ping Lacson, who said the worst thing to happen to Senator...
Victims of the Philippines’ deadly anti-drug campaign will participate in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, scheduled from Feb. 23 to 27. In a decision issued on Jan. 26, Pre-Trial Chamber I found Duterte fit to...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte will appeal the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber 1 's ruling that he is fit to stand trial, arguing that the former leader was denied due process. Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, Duterte 's lead counsel, expressed disappointment...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said its Pre-Trial Chamber I has found former president Rodrigo Duterte fit to participate in pre-trial proceedings and has set the start of the confirmation of charges hearing on Feb. 23, 2026. In a statement on Monday evening, Jan. 26 (Manila time), the ICC...
Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors of trying to relitigate issues already settled by the court, warning that the latest filing on jurisdiction amounts to an improper attempt to get a “second bite of the cherry.” In a...
Lawyers representing victims of the Duterte administration’s deadly war on drugs have pressed the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber to retain jurisdiction over the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, warning that allowing the defense challenge to succeed would...
The Office of the Prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said it is seeking direct witnesses as it investigates allegations of crimes against humanity linked to the Philippines’ war on drugs. In a Facebook post made late Thursday, Jan. 15, the ICC said the probe covers alleged...
It appeared that the defense team and family of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte are presenting differing accounts of his health as the International Criminal Court (ICC) reviews his continued detention. In a filing dated Jan. 9 before the ICC, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman told...
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...
