The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte is asking the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow it to respond to the arguments raised by the prosecution on the jurisdiction challenge. The defense earlier appealed to overturn the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC...
The Office of the Prosecutor and the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asked the Appeals Chamber to dismiss the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte challenging a pre-trial chamber ruling that affirmed the court’s jurisdiction over his...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that the Philippine government must return the P60-billion in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) funds that was earlier transferred to the National Treasury back to the state insurer. The amount was part of the “excess” PhilHealth funds totaling...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has already received the report from the independent panel of medical experts that evaluated former president Rodrigo Duterte’s fitness to stand trial, his lead counsel said. Nicholas Kaufman, who heads Duterte’s defense team, also noted that his team...
Malacañang said that the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) decision to reenter the Supreme Court case questioning former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “proper, lawful, and mandated,” stressing that the agency is merely...
Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel, admitted that the ex-leader might have to spend Christmas alone in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. In an interview with GMA News, the lawyer said Christmas Day and Boxing Day in the Netherlands...
Vice President Sara Duterte has returned to The Hague, Netherlands after former president Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release plea was denied by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In an exchange with supporters in The Hague on Monday, Dec. 1, the Vice President said that...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, on Saturday, Nov. 29, expressed sadness over the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber’s decision to deny former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request for interim release, but said he respects the ruling and trusts the legal process. Go issued the...
Emotions ran high among the families of drug war victims and the supporters of the Duterte family as they watched unfold the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber to affirm the Pre-Trial Chamber I’s (PTC I) ruling to reject former president Rodrigo Duterte’s interim...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber has unanimously confirmed the decision rejecting the request for former president Rodrigo Duterte 's interim release, ruling once again that his detention remains necessary. The Chamber’s decision, delivered at 5:30 p.m. (Manila time) by...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has waived his right to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber when it delivers its judgment on his bid for interim release on Nov. 28. In a signed waiver dated Nov. 25, Duterte informed the tribunal that he would not participate in the...
Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel, denied reports that the ex-leader was found unconscious inside his room in the detention facility of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. “I would like to state, in no uncertain terms, that the...
