Senate President Francis “Chiz Escudero issued Friday a show cause order against Special Envoy on Transnational Crime Markus Lacanilao, asking the latter to explain why he should not be cited in contempt for “testifying falsely and evasively” during a Senate inquiry. Escudero said Lacanilao has to respond within five days upon receipt of the show … Read more
The lead legal counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday his client’s core defense team for International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings has been finalized, and former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is not part of it. Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, the former president’s British-Israeli lawyer, said that, “The core team is now fully completed… [The names] … Read more
Activist groups and families of the victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and the drug war under former President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday called for his conviction for crimes against humanity during a protest action in Manila City. Marchers converged at the Liwasang Bonifacio bearing placards emblazoned with messages seeking justice for Duterte’s alleged victims. A … Read more
Senate foreign relations committee chairperson Imee Marcos released on Thursday the preliminary findings of the panel’s investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Disclosing the preliminary report at a press conference, Marcos said the committee found that there were “glaring violations on the rights” of Duterte. It likewise concluded that the Philippines had … Read more
THE HAGUE — Former president Rodrigo Duterte believes he has no case to answer at the International Criminal Court, his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte said Sunday, and is confident he has a strong legal argument. The vice-president told reporters her father was now in better health after appearing fatigued and dazed at his first hearing … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday maintained that her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, was “illegally” arrested and was brought to The Hague, Netherlands only because of politics. The Vice President, who attended the Senate foreign relations committee hearing virtually, claimed that the Marcos administration is using government resources and the International Criminal Court (ICC) … Read more
The Senate foreign relations committee on Thursday launched an investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on the basis of a warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The probe is led by presidential sister and Senate panel chairperson Imee Marcos, who earlier decried the arrest of Duterte. Among the invited … Read more
British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has been appointed the legal counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Wednesday. In a notice, the ICC said Kaufman’s appointment was confirmed on March 17. This was after Duterte nominated the British-Israeli lawyer as his “lead defense Counsel in the ICC proceedings” on March 14. … Read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Tuesday was taken out of The Hague Penitentiary Institution on board an ambulance with the assistance of a medical team. At 9:51 a.m. The Hague time (4:51 p.m. in Manila), Medialdea was on stretcher and later taken inside the ambulance. Two minutes after, the ambulance … Read more
For former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will continue its trial on the case of former president Rodrigo Duterte whether his arrest is legal or not. In an ambush interview Monday, Carpio said that Duterte’s lawyers have the right to question the matter before the ICC but “they will not prosper.” … Read more