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'We don’t care about impression' on drug war: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 06:21 PM

Officials "don’t care about impression", Malacañang said on Thursday, when asked if it would release records of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. Read more »

'ICC probe ‘significant’ for victims of Davao killings'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 03:12 PM

The ICC's move to probe President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs and the Davao killings is a momentous occasion for the victims in the southern Philippine city. Read more »

Duterte, PDEA clear ex-adviser Yang of drug ties

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 04:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and the anti-drug agency denied anew that his former adviser Michael Yang had ties to the narcotics trade. Read more »

Duterte sorry for deaths of 4 Chinese in drug bust

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 01:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he was sorry for the deaths of 4 Chinese in a drug bust. Read more »

Drug war victims ‘overwhelmingly support’ ICC probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 06:36 PM

An "overwhelming" number of drug war victims from the Philippines support the International Criminal Court’s potential probe into the drug war killings in the country, the ICC said Monday. Read more »

Duterte on drug war: I didn't know I was fighting my own govt

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte, who failed to deliver on his election promise of crushing illegal drugs in 3 to 6 months, said on Monday he "did not know that I was fighting my own government."    Read more »

Duterte says ICC can 'record' his threat vs drug peddlers: 'I will kill you'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 05:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he would "never" deny his kill threats against narcotics peddlers, which he said the International Criminal Court "can record", as it mounts a possible inquiry into alleged crimes against humanity in his drug war.  Read more »

New Duterte adviser hits Trillanes, ex-senator stands firm on plunder exposé

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 05:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's newly appointed adviser on Thursday hurled personal insults at former Sen. Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes, who in turn stood by his allegation that the Philippine leader and an ally were involved in corruption.  Read more »

Trillanes threatens Duterte, Go with corruption exposé

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 09:44 PM

Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV this week threatened President Rodrigo Duterte and his former longtime aide Sen. Christopher Go with an exposé next week.  Read more »

Palace denies anew narcotics war is anti-poor, after alleged drug lord's 'escape'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 05:18 PM

Malacañang on Thursday once again denied that President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign only targets the poor, following conflicting reports on the whereabouts of businessman and suspected drug lord Peter Lim.  Read more »

Palace: ICC 'can do whatever it wants' but will struggle to build case vs Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:15 PM

 While the International Criminal Court (ICC) "can do whatever it wants," Malacañang said on Tuesday the tribunal would struggle to build a case against the alleged crimes against humanity in President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics drive.  Read more »

Duterte: 'What is wrong' with my kill threats?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 07:34 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on on Friday assailed criticism regarding his campaign against communist rebels and drug peddlers, asking rights defenders on "what's wrong" if he orders killings of resisting suspects.  Read more »

As PNP faces another controversy, Palace repeats 'bad eggs' are 'exception rather than rule'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 05:45 PM

"Bad eggs" in the Philippine National Police make up "the exception rather than the rule", Malacañang said on Monday, after some law enforcers killed an allegedly unarmed teenager during a drug war operation last week in Laguna. Read more »

Possible ICC probe on Duterte drug war is 'no big deal', says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 02:36 PM

A possible investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs is "no big deal," Malacañang said Thursday, even as families of the victims cheered the move.   Read more »

Palace: Duterte will never cooperate with ICC drug war probe as long as he's President

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 01:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte during his term of office will never cooperate with the International Criminal Court on any possible investigation into killings under his anti-narcotics drive, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte tells drug traffickers: 'Evil to evil tayo'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 09:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he was willing to resort to "evil" to fight the narcotics trade, which he promised to eradicate in 2016.    Read more »

Don't just yap, Palace tells CHR after report on 'intent to kill' in drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 08:44 PM

Malacañang on Thursday told the Commission on Human Rights to refrain from yapping and instead file complaints over its report that police had "intent to kill" in leading President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics drive.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte says only NBI should probe deadly shootout between PNP, PDEA

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 04:46 PM

Malacañang on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered that only the National Bureau of Investigation should probe the deadly shootout between operatives of the police force and the anti-narcotics agency—two groups he had tasked to lead his crackdown on illegal drugs. Read more »

Palace: Duterte says 'justice will be done' in PDEA-PNP shootout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 02:53 PM

MANILA — Malacañang on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed justice over a deadly shootout between operatives of the police force and the anti-narcotics agency— two groups he had tasked to lead his crackdown on illegal drugs.  Read more »

ICC prosecutor finds 'reasonable basis' for alleged crimes against humanity in Duterte drug war

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 03:32 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — The International Criminal Court's (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor has found "reasonable basis" to believe that President Rodrigo Duterte's 4-year-old anti-narcotics drive spawned crimes against humanity.  Read more »