The International Criminal Court (ICC) opens on Monday, Feb. 23, the confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, a key pre-trial stage that will determine whether his case proceeds to a full trial. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. (The Hague time) or 5 p.m. in Manila on...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I has rejected the bid of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team to disqualify the external legal representatives of victims ahead of the confirmation of charges hearing. In a decision dated Feb. 20, 2026, the Chamber denied the...
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to waive his right to attend next week’s confirmation of charges hearing, allowing the proceedings to be held in his absence. In a decision dated Feb. 20, the Chamber ruled...
President Marcos will not be monitoring the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing of former president Rodrigo Duterte, set to start on Feb. 23, stressing that the Chief Executive remains focused on national concerns. “Hindi po kailangang mag-monitor ng Pangulo (There...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has formally opposed former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to waive his right to personally attend the confirmation of charges hearing set for Feb. 23, 2026. In a public redacted filing, the Office of the Prosecutor asked Pre-Trial Chamber I...
Malacañang has defended the transfer of former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague in the Netherlands, saying it was carried out in accordance with Philippine law and existing international obligations. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after...
The Senate minority bloc has filed a resolution allowing Filipinos to seek local remedies first before facing any international criminal jurisdiction. Senate Resolution No. 307, which the minority bloc filed on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, expresses the sense of the Senate to “protect all Filipinos...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte said he will waive his right to attend the confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) set on Feb. 23 to 27, 2026. In a signed statement dated Feb. 17 from the ICC Detention Centre in The Hague, Duterte said he “wish[es] to waive my...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, February 16, that no senator would be arrested while the Senate is in session. Hontiveros pointed this out after the International Criminal Court (ICC) named Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa as...
Malacañang said the inclusion of Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Bong Go as alleged co-perpetrators in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case over the drug war is part of a legal process the government cannot interfere with, adding that any arrest warrant issued will have to be...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have named eight alleged co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte in a new filing detailing what they describe as a “Common Plan” to “neutralize” suspected criminals through murder. In the 16-page Document Containing the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bid to appeal a ruling declaring him fit to stand in pre-trial proceedings, even as it authorized 500 additional applicants to participate as victims in the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing. In a...
