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Foreigners will be 'human targets' for Filipino soldiers, Duterte jests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 12:02 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday took a swipe against foreign critics of the administration's war on drugs and said he would make them "human targets" for Filipino soldiers. Read more »

Duterte welcomes US official’s attack vs ICC

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday welcomed White House National Security Advisor John Bolton’s attack on the International Criminal Court. Read more »

ICC 'undeterred' after US sanctions threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 08:09 PM

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said its work would continue "undeterred" after Washington threatened to prosecute its officials if Americans are charged with war crimes committed in Afghanistan.   Read more »

ICC withdrawal not an exclusive decision of Duterte: minority senators

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 04:49 PM

The senators argued that the withdrawal should be invalidated as the Senate did not concur through a two-thirds vote. Read more »

OPINION: Families of drug war victims bring plea for justice at the ICC

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Aug 31 12:59 PM

While President Duterte may be able to prevent his arrest in the country, he would be risking arrest if he is in another country that has signed and ratified the Rome statute. Read more »

Robredo spox to represent opposition senators in ICC oral arguments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 01:53 PM

MANILA- Lawyer Barry Gutierrez will represent minority senators in the next round of Supreme Court oral arguments on their petition to invalidate the Philippines' withdrawal from the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC).   Read more »

Paring kritiko ng 'Davao Death Squad', may banta sa buhay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 04:26 AM

MAYNILA - Kasalukuyang nagtatago si Father Amado Picardal matapos makatanggap ng banta sa kaniyang buhay.   Read more »

Parents of slain war on drugs victim believe PH justice system 'paralyzed'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:40 PM

Several families of the victims of the Duterte administration's war on drugs turn to the International Criminal Court to attain justice.  Read more »

No need for Senate concurrence? SC tackles petitions vs Philippines' ICC pullout

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:18 AM

The Supreme Court (SC) began to hear oral arguments on Tuesday on two petitions that seek to invalidate the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

Human rights group, nagsampa ng bagong reklamo sa ICC laban kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 02:24 AM

Nagsampa ng bagong kaso sa International Criminal Court ang isang human rights group laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Victims of Duterte drug war tame anger, overcome fear as they bring fight to ICC

Inday Espina-Varona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 11:02 PM

“This is historic because this is the first time victims themselves are filing a case against President Durerte,” said Neri Colmenares of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers, counsel for the complainants. Read more »

Supreme Court told: PH withdrawal from ICC has no legal basis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:53 PM

The Philippines' withdrawal from the ICC has no legal basis and was just a "whimsical and arbitrary" decision of President Duterte, a public interest lawyer told the SC on Tuesday.  Read more »

Senators skip SC oral arguments on PH withdrawal from ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 04:20 PM

Minority senators who sought to invalidate the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) failed to attend the Supreme Court's oral arguments on their plea Tuesday. Read more »

Supreme Court begins oral arguments on ICC withdrawal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 02:54 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday started hearing oral arguments on a petition contesting the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Crying out for justice

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 01:48 PM

Relatives of victims killed in the government's deadly drug war gather at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP) to support each other, Tuesday.  Read more »

Palace: Second ICC case vs Duterte won't prosper

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 01:01 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday belittled the fresh communication filed against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Duterte faces fresh case at ICC over drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 01:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday faced another complaint before the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with killings linked to his anti-drug drive.  Read more »

Chief Justice De Castro starts work with ICC oral arguments

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 01:02 PM

(UPDATED) Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro assumed the top post in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, ahead of oral arguments on a petition contesting the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Pagkalas ng Pilipinas sa ICC, diringgin na sa Korte Suprema

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 02:00 AM

Diringgin na ngayong Martes ng Supreme Court ang mga petisyon laban sa desisyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na kumalas ang Pilipinas sa International Criminal Court. Read more »

Duterte, dinepensahan ang pagpili kay De Castro bilang chief justice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:42 PM

Dumepensa si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Lunes sa pagpili kay Teresita Leonardo-De Castro bilang bagong punong mahistrado ng Korte Suprema. Read more »