Vice President Sara Duterte reiterated her position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the case against former President Rodrigo Duterte, saying the tribunal has no legal basis to continue pursuing the case after the Philippines withdrew from the Rome Statute....
Vice President Sara Duterte called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately release former President Rodrigo Duterte, arguing that his continued detention is unjust and no longer meets the conditions required under the Rome Statute. Speaking before Filipino supporters gathered in...
Former senator Leila de Lima is hoping that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will allow the country to return to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is amid calls by congressmen for the government to cooperate with the ICC on its investigation into the alleged crimes committed by the...
President Duterte is prepared to face death penalty if he is convicted before a local court, not the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation late Wednesday, July 28, the President asserted that he would rather stand...
The country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) was an “empty gesture” since it never became a law in the country in the first place, President Duterte insisted late Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)...
President Duterte is still not keen on cooperating with any inquiry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the latest Supreme Court ruling on the country's pullout from the Rome Statue. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that...
“It’s very clear, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a “bs—t,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday. Roque merely repeated what President Duterte has stated on Monday night when the latter lashed out at the ICC for its announcement on a possible probe of the spate of...
The Philippine government is optimistic the International Criminal Court (ICC) will reject a request to conduct a formal probe into the country's war on drugs since such petition was "legally erroneous, political motivated." President Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang)...
