Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros welcomed "with renewed hope" the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume its investigation into the bloody drug war during the Duterte administration. Hontiveros said she also expressed hope that President Marcos would adhere to...
The Philippines should cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating the controversial bloody drug war of the past Duterte administration, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III today, Jan. 27, said. "Let us cooperate as we are a responsible member of the world...
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government said Friday it intended to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila's brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead. Former president Rodrigo Duterte, who initiated the drug war, pulled the Philippines...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court said Thursday it had authorised the reopening of an inquiry into the brutal anti-drugs campaign by former Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte which left thousands dead. Duterte pulled the Philippines out of the Hague-based tribunal in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government would form a commission to look into the records of police officers to see if any of them are involved in the illegal drug trade. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this after Interior Secretary Benhur...
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos says a major announcement on the war against drugs will be made next week. (FB) CEBU CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will make a big announcement in the campaign against illegal drugs next...
The war on drugs of the past administration had its share of supporters and critics. But no matter which side one is rooting for, it couldn’t be denied that blood was shed, and a lot of people perished and lives were cut short. Whether the victims deserve their fate is not upon us to judge, but...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The war on drugs “will continue but in a more focused way,” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said in his recent New York meeting with the Asia Society which also tackled the issue of human rights. “What we can do is to examine and...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa welcomed on Tuesday, Aug. 2 President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision not to make the Philippines rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), as he acknowledged being the "number 2 accused" in criminal cases filed before international probers. "I must...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, July 18 said he is adamant that he will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on its investigation into the bloody drug war under former President Rodrigo Duterte saying that the international body have already shown their bias....
DAVAO CITY – National Security Adviser Prof. Clarita Carlos denied Sunday, July 10, that she supports the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of the war on drugs of former President Duterte. In an online interview with broadcast journalist Anthony Taberna, Carlos said she was asked...
Former Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 5 said she agrees that the war against illegal drugs should continue under the Marcos administration, but this time there should be no more extrajudicial killings nor any manipulation. “Absolutely, the anti-drug campaign must be pursued relentlessly,...
