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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 »

Supreme Court denies De Lima appeal to join debates on ICC withdrawal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 10:31 AM

MANILA - The Supreme Court denied Tuesday the motion for reconsideration of detained Senator Leila de Lima to let her join the oral arguments on the Philippines' withdrawal from the treaty that created the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Joma di hihingi ng tawad kay Duterte sa balitang 'comatose'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 08:49 PM

Nilinaw din ni Joma Sison na hindi niya gustong magkasakit si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte dahil kailangan pa nitong humarap sa paglilitis para sa mga krimeng nagawa nito sa bayan. Read more »

De Lima urges SC to let her join debates on ICC withdrawal

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 09:08 PM

Detained Senator Leila de Lima has not given up on her bid to personally appear and argue her case before the Supreme Court (SC) against the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

SC won't allow De Lima to join debates on ICC withdrawal case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 01:39 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow detained Senator Leila de Lima join the oral arguments about a petition that seeks to invalidate the Philippines' withdrawal from the treaty that created the International Criminal Court. Read more »

20 years on, ICC urges help to fight war crimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 08:46 PM

Even though the tribunal, faced many challenges "its work is increasingly shaping norms, casting a deterrent shadow across the globe," one lawyer has said. Read more »

SC resets oral arguments on plea vs PH withdrawal from ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 03:47 PM

The high court moved to August 14 oral arguments on the petition for certiorari filed by minority senators. Read more »

Detained De Lima seeks SC go signal to argue vs PH withdrawal from ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:33 PM

Detained Senator Leila De Lima has asked the Supreme Court to allow her argue for a petition seeking to nullify the Philippines' withdrawal from a treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

De Lima to argue case at Supreme Court vs PH withdrawal from ICC

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 01:09 PM

The high court has scheduled oral arguments on their plea on July 24. Read more »

SC sets oral arguments on petition vs PH withdrawal from ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 03:33 PM

The Supreme Court has set in July oral arguments on a petition seeking to declare the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) "invalid or ineffective."    Read more »

Palace belittles senators’ plea vs ICC withdrawal

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 05:51 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday belittled the petition of minority senators asking the Supreme Court to declare the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) "invalid or ineffective."  Read more »