As chief architect of the country's foreign policy, President Marcos should be the one to decide whether the Philippines should rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Wednesday, March 19. With respect to international...
Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra leaves it to the discretion of President Marcos to relieve him from his post at the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). Guevarra reminded that "the OSG is not only the government’s counsel but also the tribune of the people." The issue on Guevarra's...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, March 18, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been tasked to represent the government before the Supreme Court (SC) in the three habeas corpus petitions filed on the case of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Remulla said the DOJ's...
A House leader on Friday, March 14, encouraged Senator Bato Dela Rosa to just join former president Rodrigo Duterte at The Hague for the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s investigation, instead of hiding at the Senate. Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun has welcomed former president Rodrigo Duterte's willingness to assume full responsibility for...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) assured the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the rights of former president Rodrigo R. Duterte were upheld during his arrest in the Philippines. DOJ Undersecretary Nicholas Felix L. Ty said on Friday, March 14, during an interview with Ted Failon on True...
The procedure used in the arrest of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte last March 11 will also be used in the arrest of other Filipinos who may be subjected to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix L. Ty said on Thursday, March 13....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, March 13, said it will run after law enforcers who committed abuses during the illegal drugs war of then president Rodrigo R. Duterte. “We will continue to work,” declared DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV during an interview on...
China said that it is “closely monitoring” the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for crimes against humanity of murder, and warned the international body not to politicize the issue or engage in double standards. Chinese...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has seemingly accepted that facing a trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be his destiny. “This will be a long, legal proceedings but I say to you, I will continue to serve my country and so be it kung ganon ang destiny ko (if that is my...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen have appealed to the public to keep their cool and to reject disinformation following the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte in...
Philippine prosecutors should go after other officials involved in the bloody war on drugs, now that former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest has set the precedence on how to hold those responsible accountable, a congresswoman said. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman says “local...
