Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. is yet another government official up in arms over reports the International Criminal Court (ICC) could be issuing warrants of arrest for some duly elected Philippine officials. Revilla has come to the defense of fellow Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and former president...
The Philippine Senate will only allow Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to be arrested based on a valid arrest warrant issued by local courts, Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Wednesday, July. 19, said. Zubiri issued the statement during a TV interview when asked on the possibility of...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he is resolute to seek another six –year Senate term despite the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to pursue its investigation into the drug killings in the Philippines. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 19 said allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Duterte administration’s brutal drug war is tantamount to admitting that the Philippines is a failed state. “First of all, our justice system is working. Our court system is...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, July 18 said he won’t go into hiding should the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes to the Philippines to arrest him. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB Photo) Dela Rosa, former Philippine National Police (PNP)...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the Philippine government's appeal to stop the investigation into the Duterte administration's deadly war against drugs. Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut read the decision on Tuesday afternoon as the division...
Although the Philippine government is endorsing the United States (US)-led Summit for Democracy Declaration to affirm the country’s “unwavering commitment to upholding our democratic values and principles,” it “disassociates” itself from the declaration’s reference to the International...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 29 criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to disengage from the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying it is a mistake. Hontiveros made the remark after the President expressed his disappointment at the ICC’s decision to...
There is nothing more that the Philippines can do but to disengage after the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the country's appeal to suspend the drug war probe. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated this when sought for a comment on the ICC's decision on the sideline of the...
The conviction of a dismissed Caloocan policeman for the murders of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” De Guzman is a “partial victory,” at least, for the victims in the brutal drug war killings during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “While laudable, it...
The Philippine government assured the European Union (EU) that the country is implementing reforms in the justice system. DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla conveyed the assurance during his meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23, with the...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s opposition to the continuation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC's) probe into the alleged crimes against humanity committed during former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. In filing Senate Resolution No....
