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'Palusot ni Duterte, di uubra sa ICC': Sabio, Alejano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:03 PM

Hindi kumbinsido sina Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano at Atty. Jude Sabio sa pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi polisiya ng kaniyang administrasyon ang pagpatay. Read more »

Sabio, Alejano assert proof vs Duterte in ICC case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 02:02 PM

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano and lawyer Jude Sabio insisted that killing drug suspects and other criminals is a policy of President Duterte, contrary to what the President claimed. Read more »

Drug war won’t stop, Duterte tells ICC

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 07:06 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday continued with his tirade against the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying his controversial war on drugs will continue despite the communication filed against him at the international tribunal. Read more »

Palace confident lawsuit vs Duterte in ICC won't prosper

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 05:52 PM

MANILA - Malacanang is confident the crimes against humanity accusation against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not prosper. Read more »

Gov't should 'genuinely' probe drug deaths or ICC will step in - CHR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 11:12 AM

The Philippine government should show sincerity in its investigation of deaths linked to President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs before the International Criminal Court steps in, the Commission on Human Rights said Monday. Read more »

Palace, allies insist ICC has no jurisdiction over drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 12:00 AM

Malacañang and its allies insisted that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the government's bloody war on drugs. Read more »

Int'l court, aalamin kung may basehan ang mga bintang vs Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 11:17 PM

Ayon sa International Criminal Court, aalamin sa preliminary examination kung may basehan para magsagawa ng imbestigasyon sa umano'y "crimes against humanity" na isinampa laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Duterte unfazed by ICC review of drug war

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 02:27 AM

(2nd UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte is unfazed by the move of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed under his administration’s war on drugs. Read more »

ICC has no jurisdiction over PH drug war, says OSG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 07:00 PM

The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over the government's anti-drug campaign, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said Friday. Read more »

Duterte not affected by ICC examination of drug war charges - Panelo

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 01:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is not at all affected by the move of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed under the administration’s war on drugs, his chief legal adviser said Friday. Read more »

Kasong 'crimes against humanity' vs. Duterte, sinusuri ng ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 01:56 AM

Sinusuri na ng International Criminal Court ang reklamong crimes against humanity na isinampa laban kay Pangulong Duterte. Read more »

ICC move is step towards justice for drug war victims, lawyer says

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 01:37 AM

Lawyer Jude Sabio, one of the complainants who filed a communication with the International Criminal Court regarding the government's war against drugs, welcomed the opening of a "preliminary examination" by the ICC into alleged crimes against humanity.   Read more »

ICC prosecutor seeks PH gov't cooperation on crimes examination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 10:13 PM

MANILA - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said it is seeking the Philippine government's full cooperation in its preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed under the Duterte administration's "war on drugs" campaign. Read more »

Palasyo minaliit ang pag-arangkada ng ICC case laban kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 09:46 PM

Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, aksaya lang sa oras ang hakbang ng International Criminal Court sa kaso laban kay Pangulong Duterte para sa kampanya kontra droga ng pamahalaan. Read more »

Palace: ICC to start ‘preliminary examination’ into 'crimes against humanity' charges vs Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 12:49 PM

The International Criminal Court has informed the government that it will start its “preliminary examination” into the communication filed by a Filipino lawyer against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection to the administration’s war on drugs, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Roque sa ICC: 'War on drugs' cases, inaaksiyonan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 12:01 AM

Humarap ang tagapagsalita ng Malacanang sa isang pagtitipon ng International Criminal Court sa New York at iginiit na inaaksiyonan ng mga korte sa Pilipinas ang mga kasong may kinalaman sa giyera kontra droga. Read more »

Manila warns ICC against being used for 'political agenda'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 04:16 PM

The Philippines has urged the International Criminal Court not to allow itself to be used for "political agenda," following calls for the tribunal to look into President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Read more »

Palace: PH leaving ICC a possibility

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 05:04 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said the Philippines might consider leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it will conduct an investigation into a complaint filed before it even though there is no evidence the Philippines has shown unwillingness or inability to exercise jurisdiction. Read more »

Duterte warns Callamard on probing anti-drug war: I will slap you

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 01:19 PM

The president's latest tirade against the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions came after she allegedly consulted a doctor who said on television that drugs are harmless. Read more »

Roque says up to Duterte to tap him as lawyer in ICC case

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 06:47 PM

Incoming Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said it would be up to President Rodrigo Duterte to tap him as counsel in a case filed against the Chief Executive before the International Criminal Court.  Read more »