Blurry, teeming with gaps, and full of loose ends. This is what's apparent for Senator Imee Marcos when it comes to the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his eventual turnover to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as she disclosed the preliminary findings of the Senate Committee on...
The interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippines seems unlikely as the government maintains that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the country. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (ICC)...
Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd. expects the Philippine economy to again grow below its target in 2025, despite benefiting from being outside the scope of United States (US) President Donald Trump's tariffs. "Direct impact from US tariffs is likely to be limited, with the Philippines' contribution to...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang (left), and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Chairman Enrique K. Razon Jr. (right) Top Philippine business leaders have warned the public about a surge in sophisticated online investment scams that falsely use...
Any possibility of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release and temporary return to the Philippines from his detention in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague will depend on the decision of the Philippine government, the tribunal’s spokesman said. Former...
Improving cross-border trade and combating government corruption could transform the Philippine economy into a more sophisticated and investor-attractive one, propelling growth by an additional three percent over four years. “Combining deliberate, ambitious structural overhauls can help the...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero believes that the Philippines' sovereignty was not compromised with the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. "Hindi. Una, mga Pilipino ang nagsampa ng kaso sa ICC, hindi mga dayuhan. Pilipino rin ang nag desisyon, sabi nga ni Secretary [Jesus Crispin]...
The ongoing cleanup covers around three kilometers of river channels around NAIA (photo: NNIC) Efforts to clean up rivers and waterways around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have so far removed 139,158 metric tons of silt and waste, the new management of the country’s...
BCDA President and CEO Joshua Bingcang The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has signed an agreement granting the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) a three-year option period to either purchase or continue leasing the 61-hectare Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President Sara Duterte isn't excused from answering her impeachment case just because of her father's crimes against humanity charge before the International Criminal Court...
All eyes are on British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, who is former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel in his defense against his crimes against humanity charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where he is currently being detained while awaiting trial. ...
Malacañang will not interfere in any effort seeking the return of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the country, including the plan of former senator Gringo Honasan to submit a petition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the same purpose. Former senator Gringo Honasan (Ellson...
