US President Donald J. Trump's protectionist policies remain the top risk to Philippine economic prospects this year, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "A key uncertainty over the coming year is whether and to what extent Donald Trump follows through with his threats to impose tariffs...
The legal team of former president Rodrigo Duterte has received the first set of evidence, containing some 181 items, that were the basis of the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the crimes against humanity of murder chargers against the former chief executive....
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will conduct an investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s assets and financial resources to determine if he is qualified to the legal aid being offered by the Court, ICC spokesman Fadi El Abdallah said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte at his...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday, March 25, urging the Philippine Senate to seek and back any appeal to the International Criminal Court for the prompt provisional release of former President Rodrigo Duterte in line with the Rome Statute law. ZOZOBRADO (FB) A...
Human rights lawyer and former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares has explained why the 43 alleged cases of extrajudicial killings (EJK) cited in the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ)'s crime against humanity charge against former president Rodrigo Duterte are enough to...
Malacañang said there is no commitment on the part of Marcos administration to comply with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) alleged plan to freeze the assets of former president Rodrigo Duterte. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) If the ICC issues an order to freeze the assets of the...
Timor-Leste’s application to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in jeopardy, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, March 25. Remulla's statement was issued after Timor-Leste's Court of Appeals denied the Philippine government's plea to...
Only the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) can order the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from detention, the ICC spokesman said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte at his initial appearance hearing via video link on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the International Criminal...
While former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will include a Filipino lawyer, Vice President Sara Duterte said that they have not shortlisted anyone yet. Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot from Bong...
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun denied that former president Rodrigo Duterte tried to seek asylum in China but was denied before he was arrested under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant on crimes against humanity of murder. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo...
The family of the late democracy icon and former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino III said there’s a world of difference between what happened to their patriarch and what is happening to former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained in The Hague while awaiting trial for his crimes...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has obtained a total of ₱65.43 billion in loans from Japan to fast-track the roll-out of infrastructure projects and provide budget support for climate change and health programs. The loan agreements for five projects and programs to be funded by Japan’s...
