Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman clarified that there are “no internal disagreements” within the defense team amid allegations made by Duterte’s common-law wife, Honeylet Avanceña. In an interview with pro-Duterte blogger Alvin & Tourism on Friday, Aug. 1,...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team will not present any alibi or call witnesses in the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing before the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a public redacted filing dated July 24, 2025, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman informed the ICC’s...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte himself wants former presidential spokesman Harry Roque to “stop interfering” in his crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court (ICC), fearing that the former human rights lawyer may be jeopardizing his defense. This was revealed by...
The Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) urged the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to reject former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to delay its decision on the defense’s jurisdiction challenge. In a filing dated July 24, Principal Counsel Paolina...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to defer ruling on the urgent request for his interim release, as the defense seeks more time to present additional information deemed crucial to the case. Duterte 's lead counsel,...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) granted former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to defer the adjudication on his interim release petition. The decision was made by the majority of the judges, with Judge María del Socorro Flores Liera dissenting. In a...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II announced on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, plans to visit his grandfather, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in The Hague, Netherlands, in August. Vice Mayor Duterte said his elder brother, second district Rep. Omar Duterte,...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte hopes that he will be free by the time Vice President Sara Duterte decides to seek the presidency in 2028. This was shared by the Vice President during a chance interview with supporters outside the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands, where her father...
The defense lawyer of former president Rodrigo Duterte is seeking to cancel the confirmation of charges hearing for his crimes against humanity charges, citing the need for a status conference to be able to raise new information about the case. In a four-page document filed on July 17, lead...
The detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague, Netherlands was a way for the Marcos administration to stile dissent, Vice President Sara Duterte claimed on Saturday, July 19. During a “Free Duterte Rally” held in The Hague, where the former president has been imprisoned in the...
Vice President Sara Duterte threw shades anew at President Marcos, saying he was just pretending to be kind to separate himself from his father. In a rally held in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands on Saturday, July 19, the Vice President...
There will be no official photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte released by his lawyers because it is not allowed, Vice President Sara Duterte disclosed on Friday, July 18. Speaking with supporters outside the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands, where her father is being detained...
