MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration’s drug war policies remain fully in effect and can still be weaponized unless the Supreme Court explicitly repeals them. In a newly filed Manifestation and Urgent Motion for Resolution, the Center…
MANILA, Philippines – Families of drug war victims urged the Senate not to block the arrest and surrender of former police chief and Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to the International Criminal Court. On Monday, the Senate…
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has urged Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel, to file cases before local courts if he has observed rights abuses in the Marcos administration’s implementation of anti-drug operations. Palace press officer and…
MANILA, Philippines — Nearly a decade ago, a Davao City mayor renowned for his tough-on-crime, “iron fist” persona pledged to eradicate illegal drugs from the country. Months after Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as president in 2016,…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla’s chief of staff, Atty. Rudolf Philip Jurado, defended the lawmaker on Monday, saying he is “often misunderstood” in his positions on several matters. Jurado made the statement days after Padilla received…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla said on Saturday that he was saddened on learning that the International Criminal Court (ICC) named his minority colleagues, Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” DeLa Rosa, co-perpetrators of Rodrigo…
MANILA, Philippines — The Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has appealed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to testify against former President Rodrigo Duterte, as the ICC investigates Duterte for crimes against humanity. The…
MANILA, Philippines — In the last seven months, the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte has received over 1,300 evidence items from the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecution, including materials that could incriminate him in the killings…
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives hosted the official launching of the “Lakbay Museo ng Paghilom,” the first-ever mobile museum in the country dedicated to the stories of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) on Tuesday. The House…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber’s denial of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release has been hailed by the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) as a victory for drug…
Retired police colonel and former state lottery official Royina Garma returned to the country on Saturday from the United States, where she had applied for asylum, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Before leaving the country in…
MANILA, Philippines — The deaths of Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” de Guzman, who were killed in 2017 during the Duterte administration’s drug war, underscore the grim reality of police misconduct “where those meant to safeguard us…
