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CHR vows to cooperate with ICC probe despite Malacañang's refusal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 12:17 AM

The Commission on Human Rights said it is ready to assist the International Criminal Court in any full-scale investigation of the Duterte government's war on drugs.  Read more »

Aiko Melendez opens up on BF being tagged in 'narco-list'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 09:17 AM

Aiko Melendez has opened up about her fears that she could be murdered by social media trolls who sent vile threats to her and boyfriend, politician Jay Khonghun.  Read more »

Mga naulila sa drug war, pulis, may panawagan ngayong halalan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 09:43 PM

May panawagan para sa halalan ang kaanak, mga naulila, at maging mga pulis sa giyera kontra droga. Read more »

'Pagkalas ng PH sa ICC, di makapipigil sa imbestigasyon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 09:42 PM

Kahit tuluyan nang kumalas ang bansa sa International Criminal Court, tuloy pa rin ang imbestigasyon sa madugong war on drugs ng administrasyong Duterte. Read more »

3 'tulak' timbog sa Marilao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 09:35 PM

Arestado ang 3 lalaki sa Marilao, Bulacan dahil sa pagbebenta umano ng shabu. Read more »

Dating preso patay sa buy-bust sa Cagayan De Oro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 03:47 PM

Napatay noong gabi ng Lunes ang isang dating preso sa buy-bust operation sa Cagayan de Oro City, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

5,000 'nanlaban' killings, zero records? Rights group blasts slays without probes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 12:20 PM

The Philippine National Police should cooperate with the investigation of alleged killings and human rights violations linked to the war on drugs event after the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, an international watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

Assembly of States Parties president hopes PH pullout from ICC 'only temporary'

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News Europe Bureau
Posted at Mar 19 10:02 AM

THE HAGUE - The President of the Assembly of States Parties, Mr. O-Gon Kwon (Republic of Korea), has expressed his regret regarding the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC).   Read more »

ICC examination of Philippines continues despite withdrawal: prosecutor

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 19 10:35 AM

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday her examination into possible crimes against humanity committed in the Philippines would continue, despite the country's withdrawal from the court. Read more »

P1.5-M halaga ng party drugs nasamsam sa 2 estudyante

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 08:33 PM

Nasa P1.5 milyong halaga ng party drugs ang nasamsam ngayong Lunes ng mga awtoridad sa 2 estudyante sa Makati City, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

4 'miyembro ng drug group' patay sa Negros Occidental

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:26 PM

Napatay nitong umaga ng Lunes ang 4 na umano'y miyembro ng isang drug group matapos makipagbarilan sa mga pulis sa bayan ng Manapla, Negros Occidental, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

Drug den malapit sa opisina ng PDEA sa Quezon City, sinalakay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:39 AM

Sa bisa ng search warrant sinalakay ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency National Capital Region ang isang depressed area, isang kanto lang ang layo mula sa opisina ng PDEA sa Quezon City. Read more »

2 magsasaka timbog sa pagtatanim ng marijuana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 09:09 PM

Naaresto noong Sabado ang 2 lalaking magsasaka matapos matuklasang nagtatanim umano sila ng marijuana sa bayan ng Tarragona, Davao Oriental. Read more »

Palace reiterates PH never a party to Rome Statute, ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 08:20 PM

Malacañang on Sunday reiterated it was never a party to the Rome Statute, which created the International Criminal Court. Read more »

Pag-alis ng PH sa ICC epektibo na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 06:35 PM

Opisyal na ang pagkalas ng Pilipinas bilang miyembro ng International Criminal Court. Read more »

17 timbog sa mga operasyon kontra droga sa Bacoor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 06:29 PM

Labimpitong tao ang naaresto sa serye ng mga anti-drug operation sa lungsod ng Bacoor, Cavite, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

Party-list group fears 'nastier rights abuses' from ICC exit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 03:42 PM

The Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court could spawn "nastier rights abuses," the Gabriela party-list warned Sunday.    Read more »

6 US lawmakers call for De Lima's release

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 12:08 PM

Six members of the US House of Representatives have filed a resolution calling for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima from her 2-year detention.    Read more »

Philippines out of ICC amid drug war inquiry

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 17 09:53 PM

(UPDATED) The Philippines was officially out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday, though the beleaguered tribunal has pledged to pursue its examination of alleged illegal killings in the government's drug war. Read more »

PH pullout from ICC a 'step back' for human rights: CHR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 10:24 AM

The Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a backward step for human rights in the country, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Saturday. Read more »