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3 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Catherine S. Valente |Bernadette E. Tamayo
SEN. Ronald Dela Rosa, who has expressed fears of his own arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC), wants the Senate to subpoena all government officials involved in the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, after some 30 of them skipped Thursday's hearing.
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3 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Red Mendoza
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte's common-law wife, Honeylet Avanceña, and daughter, Veronica Duterte, visited him Friday at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where he is detained awaiting trial for crimes against humanity in connection to his bloody war on drugs. Their visit, lasting about three hours, coincided with his 80th birthday. Vice President Sara Duterte, who has been assisting with her father's legal team, announced the visit.
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4 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente |Javier Joe Ismael
MALACAÑANG on Thursday said the Philippine government would not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it would order the interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro noted that the family of the former president has gone to the Supreme Court to stop the government from cooperating with the ICC.
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4 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Catherine S. Valente |Bernadette E. Tamayo
A DAY after breaking away from her brother President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s senatorial slate, Sen. Imee Marcos hammered away at his administration, saying that given the many pressing problems facing the nation, it should not have given priority to the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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4 weeks ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Catherine S. Valente
(UPDATE) THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has submitted 181 pieces of evidence to the defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is standing trial for crimes against humanity in connection with his bloody war on drugs. The disclosure was made in compliance with an order from Pre-Trial Chamber I, composed of Judges Iulia Antoanella Motoc, Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and María del Socorro Flores Liera.
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1 month ago | 
manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente |Javier Joe Ismael
(UPDATE) SEN. Ronald dela Rosa on Tuesday said the Philippine National Police (PNP) withdrew his security detail just days after the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his extradition to The Hague, Netherlands to stand trial for crimes against humanity in connection with his bloody war on drugs.
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1 month ago | 
manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente |Javier Joe Ismael
(UPDATE) FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte's lead counsel, British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, said his client is optimistic and eager to defend himself before the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he faces trial for crimes against humanity in connection with his bloody war on drugs. Kaufman, who said that he had "been involved in quite a few cases" before the ICC, expressed confidence that the defense team had a strong enough case for the former president's acquittal.
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1 month ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Catherine S. Valente |Red Mendoza
(UPDATE) FORMER Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber One on Friday via video link for his initial hearing on charges of crimes against humanity related to his administration's controversial war on drugs. The hearing, presided over by Judge Julia Antoanella Motoc, was a procedural step rather than a trial.
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1 month ago | 
manilatimes.net | Javier Joe Ismael |Red Mendoza
SENATE President Francis Escudero on Monday said the Senate holds the primary authority in matters of impeachment, noting its decisions would take precedence over any rulings made by the Supreme Court. Escudero said that in 2003, the House of Representatives proceeded with the impeachment of Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. despite a temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court. Register to read this story and more for free.
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2 months ago | 
manilatimes.net | Red Mendoza |Javier Joe Ismael
WITH an impeachment trial looming against her, Vice President Sara Duterte skipped the proclamation rally of the PDP-Laban, whose senatorial candidates could spell the difference between conviction and acquittal. The vice president's camp confirmed Thursday that she is currently out of the country on a family vacation and would not be present at the PDP-Laban proclamation rally. Instead, she endorsed the slate in a message sent to the party's proclamation rally.
