An International Criminal Court-accredited private lawyer refuted claims that former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest was “warrantless.” (There was an arrest warrant issued by an international court of which we were once a member.) (This was not a warrantless arrest because a valid warrant was issued.) According to Butuyan, the government had two legal bases for […]
Read MoreThe Senate on Thursday is set to conduct a probe into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte over his alleged crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to Senator Imee Marcos, chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, expected to attend the probe are officials from the Philippine National Police, Department […]
Read MoreThe camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte met Sunday to finalize the composition of the legal team that will defend him in the crimes against humanity charges he is facing before the International Criminal Court, GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita reported on Monday. At present, former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea is the only legal representative […]
Read MoreTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday they would push for the dismissal of the crimes against humanity charges prior to the International Criminal Court’s next hearing on September 23. In a phone interview with GMA Integrated News on Saturday, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that they intend […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — It was mainly intended to confirm his identity and set some matters of procedure. It was over in under 30 minutes. But none of it was merely procedural—for every minute was historic—as Filipinos watched their former leader reduced to saying his name, his age showing in a quivering voice, before a foreign […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — At least 45 percent of the country’s electorate are not in favor of the filing of an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, Pulse Asia’s latest poll released on Friday showed. In Pulse Asia Research’s February 2025 Pulso ng Bayan pre-electoral survey, the polling body asked respondents whether they agreed or […]
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects to complete the printing of the official ballots for Eleksyon 2025 by Saturday, March 15, 2025. According to Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia, around 66 million ballots have been printed as of Thursday, March 13. This leaves around 1.4 million ballots yet to be printed. “Matatapos bukas ng gabi […]
Read MoreVice President Sara Duterte left the country on Wednesday morning to fly to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, following the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) confirmed. In a message to reporters, the OVP said that the Vice President departed Manila at approximately 7:40 a.m., via Emirates flight […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest for alleged human rights abuses shows that no one is above the law, several House of Representatives lawmakers said on Tuesday. In a statement, Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said that Duterte’s arrest, based on an arrest order issued by the International Criminal […]
Read MorePhilippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said Sunday that he is scheduled for a meeting in Washington, D.C. to discuss the highly anticipated meetup between Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and US President Donald Trump. Romualdez said that officials “will find the right time” with regards to the meeting of the two […]
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