The International Criminal Court (ICC) opens on Monday, Feb. 23, the confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, a key pre-trial stage that will determine whether his case proceeds to a full trial. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. (The Hague time) or 5 p.m. in Manila on...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I has rejected the bid of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team to disqualify the external legal representatives of victims ahead of the confirmation of charges hearing. In a decision dated Feb. 20, 2026, the Chamber denied the...
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to waive his right to attend next week’s confirmation of charges hearing, allowing the proceedings to be held in his absence. In a decision dated Feb. 20, the Chamber ruled...
A coalition of pro-Duterte groups is set to stage a motorcade on March 11 at Villamor Air Base to mark what it described as the first anniversary of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s supposed “political banishment” to The Hague. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 20, the Philippine Alliance for...
President Marcos will not be monitoring the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing of former president Rodrigo Duterte, set to start on Feb. 23, stressing that the Chief Executive remains focused on national concerns. “Hindi po kailangang mag-monitor ng Pangulo (There...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has formally opposed former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to waive his right to personally attend the confirmation of charges hearing set for Feb. 23, 2026. In a public redacted filing, the Office of the Prosecutor asked Pre-Trial Chamber I...
Malacañang has defended the transfer of former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague in the Netherlands, saying it was carried out in accordance with Philippine law and existing international obligations. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte said he will waive his right to attend the confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) set on Feb. 23 to 27, 2026. In a signed statement dated Feb. 17 from the ICC Detention Centre in The Hague, Duterte said he “wish[es] to waive my...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have named eight alleged co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte in a new filing detailing what they describe as a “Common Plan” to “neutralize” suspected criminals through murder. In the 16-page Document Containing the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bid to appeal a ruling declaring him fit to stand in pre-trial proceedings, even as it authorized 500 additional applicants to participate as victims in the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing. In a...
Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow them to add 78 items to their evidence list for the confirmation of charges hearing later this month, arguing the materials are necessary to challenge the prosecution’s case. In a filing dated...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte renewed its bid for his interim release from International Criminal Court (ICC) custody, filing a submission dated Feb. 5, 2026, just weeks before the scheduled confirmation of charges hearing later this month. In the filing before Pre-Trial Chamber I,...
