DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte and ex-wife Elizabeth Zimmerman had an emotional reunion on Friday afternoon, July 4, at the International Criminal Court detention center at The Hague in the Netherlands. Zimmerman replaced their eldest son, Davao City first district Rep. Paolo...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte 's attempt to disqualify two pre-trial judges, affirming their impartiality despite his claims. In a decision dated July 3, the plenary of judges said it found “no actual nor reasonable apprehension of bias...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has submitted the 11th batch of evidence in its crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. In a four-page document dated July 1, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang submitted 1,062 items, organized under four...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte said his father, former President Duterte, appealed to the Filipino people to focus on their lives and forget about him as he is already old. Rep. Duterte thanked the people standing by his father during these trying times. “To the...
The lead counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte expects that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will decide on their interim release request “within a month.” This was disclosed by Nicholas Kaufman, the lead defense counsel of the former chief executive, during an interview...
DAVAO CITY – The International Criminal Court has approved the request of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team to submit a response in their ongoing challenge of the court’s jurisdiction over the case filed against him. The court has allowed the defense to respond to two specific...
While the possibility of the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not yet discussed by President Marcos, he is listening to the people 's opinion about it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this when asked in a Palace briefing...
DAVAO CITY – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s British-Israeli counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, expressed continued trust in the tribunal’s judges amid growing political pressure on the ongoing International Criminal Court probe against Duterte. In an interview with Alvin & Tourism on...
Vice President Sara Duterte labeled President Marcos’ remarks about the Middle East conflict on Philippine economy as “intellectually challenged,” the same term she used to describe some other officials of the Marcos administration. “Well, we’re not surprised. We have leaders who are...
Vice President Sara Duterte denied reports that former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team had applied for interim release in Australia in connection with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe into his administration’s war on drugs. “I’d like to clarify that the defense team...
Malacañang maintained that the Philippine government is not cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC), even as the Department of Justice (DOJ) provides assistance to witnesses in the tribunal 's ongoing probe into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged crimes against...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) has opposed the interim release request of former president Rodrigo Duterte, citing fears for the victims’ and witnesses’ safety and possible harassment by the former leader, his allies, and supporters. The...
