Metro Manila, Philippines – The International Criminal Court (ICC) ended on Friday, Feb. 27, the confirmation of charges hearing for the crimes against humanity case of former President Rodrigo Duterte. After four days of session, the prosecution, defense, and victims’ counsel aired their arguments on whether there is sufficient evidence for the case to go...
Metro Manila, Philippines – Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing crimes against humanity charges, has realized he “could die in prison,” his lawyer told International Criminal Court (ICC) judges in hopes of convincing them against proceeding to a full trial. British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, who led the defense team, quoted Duterte as saying he...
The prosecution and the legal representatives for drug war victims have urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the continued detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing crimes against humanity charges....
Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense camp told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that extrajudicial killings continued in the Marcos administration, prompting Malacanang to question the inclusion of this claim in its arguments....
Raphael Lotilla will be the country’s next ambassador to the Vatican, his third appointment in the Marcos administration, and his deputy will succeed him as environment secretary....
The Hague, Netherlands – Families of victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug campaign said they felt “belittled” by the defense presentation before the International Criminal Court, rejecting arguments that the killings were not widespread and insisting they were not random acts by rogue police. Llori Pasco, a mother of an extrajudicial killing victim,...
The Hague, Netherlands – A lawyer for former President Rodrigo Duterte said defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman “shattered to pieces” the prosecution’s evidence at the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the case should be dismissed if judges base their ruling strictly on the record. Former presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo made the remarks after...
Kabul, Afghanistan – Pakistan struck targets inside Afghanistan’s major cities overnight, Pakistani and Taliban officials said on Friday, Feb. 27, as cross-border fighting intensified following months of tensions and skirmishes between the two countries. Security sources in Pakistan said the strikes involved air and ground strikes against Taliban posts, headquarters and ammunition depots in multiple sectors along...
Metro Manila, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Friday another round of increase in prices of petroleum products set for the first week of March. The following price adjustments will apply based on the four-day Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) trading: Gasoline – more or less increase of ₱1.10Diesel – more or...
Metro Manila, Philippines – The defense team for Rodrigo Duterte said there was “no smoking gun” in drug war-related charges against the former president, telling the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the evidence was “totally inadequate” for a trial. This was one of the major arguments in the third day of the confirmation of charges...
The ICC pre-trial judges explained the reason behind the redactions, or the observed long “no broadcast” moments, at Thursday's hearing when the defense team for former President Rodrigo Duterte presented arguments....
The International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor rejected the allegations of former marine officers and their lawyer of secret accommodation for the prosecutors investigating former President Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case in the Philippines....
