President Marcos has proclaimed several special non-working days in select areas across the country this March. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, in a Facebook post on Feb. 28, said the President issued the proclamations to allow residents to properly commemorate local founding anniversaries,...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor said it can no longer investigate any “killings” committed under the current Marcos administration following former president Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute. Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls of...
Defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman on Friday challenged the prosecution’s claim that children were among the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, arguing that only one minor — Kian delos Santos — has been substantiated in the 49 incidents cited before the court. Speaking on...
Malacañang believed that the 18 former marines, who claimed to have delivered kickbacks to President Marcos and other officials, were being used by people who wanted to bring the President and the government down. "Malamang (Most likely)!" Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
In an attempt to prove that the exit of former president Rodrigo Duterte from power did not stop the killings, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman argued that deaths at the hands of state agents continued under the Marcos administration. During the third day of the confirmation of charges hearing at...
Malacañang announced that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will undertake a State Visit to the Philippines from March 3 to 4 upon the invitation of President Marcos. In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 27, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said President...
Malacañang said the government is open to investigating alleged drug-related killings under President Marcos if concrete evidence is presented. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Nicholas Kaufman, the counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte in...
Malacañang said it would have been better if Vice President Sara Duterte had remained mayor of Davao City, saying the country could have had a vice president who actively helped President Marcos instead of criticizing the administration. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary...
The broadcast of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team 's presentation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) had been cut multiple times on Thursday, just as judge Iulia Motoc noted public identification of victims and witnesses during the hearing. Those tuning in to the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte 's defense team has questioned the prosecution 's reliance on self-confessed murderers as its star witnesses in the crimes against humanity charges the former leader is facing, arguing that their testimonies lack credibility as the statements cannot even...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team told judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that there is “no smoking gun” linking him directly to any of the killings cited in the prosecution’s charges. During the third day of the confirmation of charges hearing on Thursday, Feb....
Vice President Sara Duterte said Thursday, Feb. 26, that the supposed confession of individuals claiming to be former Marines that they delivered millions to investigators of the International Criminal Court (ICC) only proved the presence of a foreign court in the country and its intrusion into...
