Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is facing strong opposition from prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC), who have asked judges to reject his bid to appeal the confirmation of charges over alleged extrajudicial killings during his tenure as Davao City mayor and later as...
Battle lines are slowly but surely being drawn in anticipation of the Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. On the part of the House of Representatives, Committee on Justice chairperson and prospective lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics"...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has moved to clarify the composition of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team, seeking to make public a previously redacted defense filing. In a filing dated April 24, the Office of the Prosecutor asked the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I to...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte was indeed “not joking” when he said that, under his presidency, funeral homes would make a lot of money from his deadly war on drugs, which saw children reduced to bodies that funeral homes could profit from, an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor...
The Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) released a summary of decisions and orders issued by way of email on the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte to the Office of the Prosecution, the Office of Public Counsel for Victims, and...
Stressing that the ruling on former president Rodrigo Duterte 's bid for interim release was "reasonable and correct," the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Appeals Chamber to affirm the ruling. In a 20-page redacted document dated Oct. 31,...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte, the Office of the Prosecutor, and the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) to submit public redacted versions of their filings before the international court. In a...
The Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) and the Office of the Prosecutor filed separate objections on the interim release application of former president Rodrigo Duterte, urging the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber to reject the defense’s latest notification. The...
For Vice President Sara Duterte, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution did not make a sound argument when it opposed the application for interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte because of his perceived influence over witnesses. In an interview on the sidelines of the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor formally opposed the application for interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte, using as basis, among others, the public statements and remarks by him and his family. In a 15-page document uploaded on the ICC website on June 23 and signed...
The prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has submitted to the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) the seventh batch of evidence against former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity of murder in The Hague, Netherlands. ...
The scheduled presentation of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte on June 2 has been moved to June 11, 2025. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said this is to allow the Senate to tackle priority legislative measures before the 19th Congress adjourns sine...
