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PH appeals resumption of ICC probe into drug war killings

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 03:06 AM

Manila said that the ICC prosecutor "would lack any legal foundation" and infringe upon the Philippines' sovereignty. Read more »

Pinoys deprived of 'court of last resort' if PH stays out of ICC: group

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Posted at Aug 02 04:06 PM

Marcos is depriving Filipinos of a court of last resort after ruling out the country rejoining the ICC, a coalition of human rights defenders said. Read more »

Philippines will not rejoin ICC, says Marcos

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Updated as of Aug 01 05:42 PM

President Bongbong Marcos said the Philippines has 'no intention of rejoining' the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Lacson in favor of rejoining ICC; Sotto pitches anti-drug strategy

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 04:55 PM

Presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday said he is in favor of Philippines rejoining the Rome Statute, amid its probe on the controversial drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

ICC closes preliminary probe of Colombian war crimes

Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 05:39 AM

The Hague court said on Thursday it recognized Colombia's efforts to combat impunity and guarantee justice for victims. Read more »

Prosecutor: ICC has jurisdiction in PH drug war killings

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 01:47 AM

Malacañang has repeatedly argued that the ICC has already no jurisdiction on President Duterte and the conduct of his war on drugs. Read more »

ICC magsasagawa ng imbestigasyon sa 'war on drugs'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 11:01 PM

Sabi naman ni Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, dedma lang daw si Pang. Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Legal experts question SC ruling on ICC withdrawal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 09:00 PM

In scathing critiques, various legal experts questioned the value of the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling dismissing petitions challenging President Rodrigo Duterte’s unilateral withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

Duterte has no problem going to jail over rights issue, but will take ‘dilawans’ with him

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 05:34 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to go to jail should a Philippine court decides to punish him, but added that he will bring with him his critics. Read more »

Duterte iginiit na di magpapaimbestiga sa International Criminal Court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 08:57 PM

Giit ni Duterte, hinding-hindi siya magpapa-imbestiga sa ICC.  Read more »

Duterte calls ICC drug probe ‘bulls**t’, says he won’t defend self before ‘white people’

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Updated as of Jun 22 03:29 PM

Duterte said because Philippine "laws are different", "how are you supposed to get justice" at the ICC? Read more »

Why does the DOJ need PNP consent to probe cops in drug war?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 31 12:06 AM

The timing of this PNP-DOJ cooperation makes us suspicious that it is more for the consumption of the International Criminal Court that is expected to release its decision on the result of the preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines before Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda retires on June 15. Read more »

Guevarra’s speech reveals concern on ICC probe of Duterte

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 08 09:53 PM

Despite President Duterte’s bravado that he is not worried about the complaints of crimes against humanity filed before the ICC against him and officials involved in the government’s bloody drug war, the speech of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra before the UNHRC last Feb. 24 betrayed the administration’s concern about it.   Read more »