Crime Defense claims former president’s rhetoric instilled fear but was not criminal Family members of victims of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs hold a rally outside the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands on Feb. 22. (Photo by Jens Kastner) JENS KASTNER February 24, 2026 08:25 JST THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Philippine … Read more
Published Feb 5, 2026 03:06 pm The Sandiganbayan did not spare Ombudsman prosecutors for their “error” that caused delays in the hearing of the bail petition filed by the accused in the P289 million flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. For the admitted error in the submission of the attachments to the judicial affidavit of … Read more
News Desk Jakarta South Korean prosecutors have pushed the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to continue its investigation into an alleged bribery case pertaining to the construction of a coal-fired power plant known as PLTU Cirebon-2 that implicated an Indonesian official and an employee of a South Korean company. The antigraft body named Sunjaya Purwadisastra, … Read more
BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle giant, faces a $50 million lawsuit in Brazil over alleged egregious labor violations.Prosecutors are pursuing legal action for slave-like conditions and human trafficking at a new factory construction site, following the rescue of 220 Chinese workers. Authorities found appalling conditions, including a lack of proper sanitation and inadequate living arrangements … Read more
(UPDATE) THE House of Representatives’ prosecutors are preparing to request subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank records to strengthen the impeachment case against her once the Senate convenes as a court to try it. “The impeachment process allows us to complete the evidence to support our case, and that includes subpoenaing financial records if … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office recommended the dismissal of the assault and grave coercion complaints filed by a Quezon City Police District (QCPD) official against Vice President Sara Duterte and the head of the security group of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). In a resolution dated Jan. 17, 2025, a … Read more