International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan insisted that he will remain the prosecutor in the ICC’s case against former president Rodrigo Duterte after the defense team petitioned to have him disqualified for conflict of interest. In a 13-page document uploaded on the ICC’s...
The lawyer for the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber to grant her a “varying standard time limit” to respond to the defense team’s disqualification case against ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. In a...
Vice President Sara Duterte left the country anew to visit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, underscoring the need to ensure the welfare of Filipino workers abroad, her office said on Saturday, Aug. 16. The Office of the Vice President (OVP), in a statement, confirmed Duterte’s trip on...
Amid alleged tensions inside the Duterte camp, Vice President Sara Duterte has expressed her trust and confidence on Nicholas Kaufman, the lead counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Speaking on the sidelines of the Kadayawan Festival in Davao City on Monday, Aug. 11, the official reiterated...
Vice President Sara Duterte has defended her recent travels abroad, citing migrant Filipinos’ growing frustration over the state of the country as reason for her absence from office. In an interview in Davao City on Monday, Aug. 11, the Vice President explained why she had to go abroad over the...
Aside from Vice President Sara Duterte’s Philippine-based lawyers, another lawyer cheered for her straight from The Hague, Netherlands. The Vice President admitted that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was elated upon hearing that the SC ruled as unconstitutional the impeachment...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has formally asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to disqualify Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from further involvement in the case against him, citing a “grievous conflict of interest” and accusing Khan of abusing the criminal process. In a redacted...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman clarified that there are “no internal disagreements” within the defense team amid allegations made by Duterte’s common-law wife, Honeylet Avanceña. In an interview with pro-Duterte blogger Alvin & Tourism on Friday, Aug. 1,...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team will not present any alibi or call witnesses in the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing before the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a public redacted filing dated July 24, 2025, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman informed the ICC’s...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte himself wants former presidential spokesman Harry Roque to “stop interfering” in his crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court (ICC), fearing that the former human rights lawyer may be jeopardizing his defense. This was revealed by...
The Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) urged the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to reject former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to delay its decision on the defense’s jurisdiction challenge. In a filing dated July 24, Principal Counsel Paolina...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II continue to distribute solar streetlights and sports equipment to improve visibility and security at night and support youth development in the first district. They turned over 14 solar-powered...
