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...
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...
