Vice President Sara Duterte dismissed as “basura na chismis” (trash gossip) the rumor that she once threw a laptop at a colleague, saying the allegation was part of a broader misinformation campaign aimed at portraying her as “unstable” and “incompetent” in the eyes of the public. In a...
Vice President Sara Duterte said her father, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), has been in a subdued and reflective mood as he faces proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over allegations tied to his anti-drug campaign. In a video interview released by...
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion on a residential street in the center of the Dutch city of Utrecht injured at least four people Thursday, an emergency services official said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. The explosion, which caused a fire and widespread damage, sent...
The Netherlands could potentially host former president Rodrigo Duterte if he is granted interim release, International Criminal Court (ICC)-registered assistant counsel Kristina Conti said. “The Netherlands, obvious kasi dadaanan siya, it will be a transit country,” the lawyer, who is in The...
The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asked the Netherlands and another state—whose name has been redacted from the document—to submit its observations regarding the possibility of hosting former president Rodrigo Duterte under his interim release application. In a...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte is studying the possibility of being released temporarily in the Netherlands, the host country of the International Criminal Court (ICC) where he has been detained since March this year for charges of crimes against humanity of murder. In a five-page...
The Philippine Embassy in The Hague confirmed that 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) filed labor abuse complaints against their Amsterdam-based employer for “harsh working conditions” that require them to work for 17 hours daily. In a statement, the embassy assured its “steadfast support...
Ukraine will assign a defense attaché to the Philippines as part of efforts to develop bilateral defense cooperation. This was revealed during the bilateral meeting of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence Oleksandr Kozenko on...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V believe that it's good thing that Vice President Sara Duterte is...
While members of the Cabinet snubbed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations’ second public hearing on the controversial arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, reelectionist Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa marked his first appearance in the Upper Chamber since the former chief...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook) In a heartfelt birthday message for his incarcerated father, Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte vowed that...
While the Philippine government has no power to block the asylum bid of former presidential spokesman Harry Roque in the Netherlands, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Migrant Workers Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said that it can inform the Dutch government that the former official is...
