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CA junks arrest warrant in Cavite case vs. lawyer who sued Duterte before ICC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:20 PM

MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has junked the arrest warrant issued against Jude Sabio, the lawyer who filed a communication with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Read more »

EU backs ICC after US revokes prosecutor's visa

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 11:56 PM

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU on Saturday declared its support for the International Criminal Court, voicing "serious concern" after the US revoked the chief prosecutor's visa over a possible investigation into American soldiers' actions in Afghanistan.   Read more »

Malaysia in U-turn on war crimes court

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 06 04:14 PM

Malaysia's government did a U-turn Friday on its decision to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), its prime minister said, after a backlash from a powerful Islamic ruler and opposition politicians. Read more »

Palace slams 'biased' ICC for pursuing drug war probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 02:40 AM

MANILA - Malacañang slammed Friday the International Criminal Court (ICC) for pursuing examination on President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs despite the country's withdrawal from the tribunal. Read more »

ICC natanggap na ang isa pang 'communication' vs drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 09:41 PM

Kinumpirma ng International Criminal Court-Office of the Prosecutor na natanggap na nila ang isa pang "communication" laban sa war on drugs ng Pilipinas.  Read more »

US revokes ICC prosecutor's visa over Afghan probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 06:02 PM

THE HAGUE - The United States has revoked the visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, her office said Friday, over a possible investigation of American soldiers' actions in Afghanistan. Read more »

ICC receives another communication on Duterte's drug war

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 11:36 PM

An email received by NUPL on Thursday confirmed the receipt of their communication. Read more »

Ex-PH officials on initiating action vs China: We did it before, we can do it again

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 03:28 PM

MANILA - The two former Philippine officials who filed a case against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged crimes against humanity on Tuesday said they are confident in their action, noting that the country had earlier initiated action against China. Read more »

Do you fear Philippines will be a province of China? Del Rosario, Carpio Morales react

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 11:48 AM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales were asked Tuesday if they feared the Philippines could be a province of China at one point. Read more »

Philippines can bring arbitration win vs China to UN - Del Rosario

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 11:48 AM

MANILA - The Philippines is not without options when it comes to the implementation of its arbitration win against China and can bring it before the United Nations for a "solution," the top diplomat who brought the case before the international tribunal said Tuesday. Read more »

FULL INTERVIEW: Albert Del Rosario, Conchita Carpio Morales hauls China's Xi to ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:22 AM

Former Foreign Affairs Sec. Albert Del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales alleged before the International Criminal Court that Chinese President Xi Jinping committed crimes against humanity for being responsible for Beijing's aggressive activities in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

ICC complaint vs China’s Xi a 'fabrication', says envoy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 04:37 PM

MANILA - Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Monday labeled as “fabrication” the complaint filed by a group of Filipinos against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

Panelo dismisses claims gov't harassing lawyer behind Duterte's ICC case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 05:50 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Sunday dismissed claims the Duterte administration is harassing Atty. Jude Sabio, the lawyer who lodged a case against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court in 2017. Read more »

Ex-Ombudsman Morales denies politics behind ICC case vs China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 07:15 PM

MANILA - Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Thursday denied any political motive behind the complaint filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

Duterte tells Chinese officials: Gov't not involved in ICC case vs Chinese president

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 05:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday assured Chinese officials that government was not involved in the complaint filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Miriam Santiago's sister slams Panelo over ICC comments

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:19 PM

MANILA - The sister of the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday slammed Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo for saying that her sister’s election as International Criminal Court (ICC) judge was “void” because the Philippines never formally became a member-state. Read more »

Miriam Santiago’s ICC election ‘void’ - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 04:07 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday said the election of the late senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago as judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was “void”, as it maintained that the Philippines was never part of the tribunal. Read more »

Withdrawal from ICC has no effect on country’s justice system—Calida

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 04:06 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida said the Philippine justice system is independent from the ICC. Read more »

Flood China with lawsuits, analyst urges Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 09:13 PM

The Philippine government should lodge complaints in all available platforms against China to focus international attention on its incursions in contested waters, a political risk analyst said Sunday. Read more »

Xi's ICC accusers did what Duterte is 'unwilling, unable' to do - Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 11:22 AM

Former officials who filed a complaint against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court did what his Filipino counterpart, President Rodrigo Duterte, was "unwilling and unable to undertake" for Philippine sovereignty, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Sunday.    Read more »