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Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro (Courtesy: RTVM/Screenshot)  Debt gratitude should not override the rule of law and justice, Malacañang said on Monday in response to Davao City Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte’s expletive-laden grievances against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro was …

International Criminal Court (ICC website) MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it would assist anew the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) if arrest warrants are issued against others accused in the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. “Although alam naman natin na …

Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado (right) presents re-arrested South Korean estafa suspect Na Ikhyeon and his cohort, Kang Changbeom. (Screenshot from BI video) MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday said it is ramping up its internal investigation following the re-arrest of South Korean fugitive Na Ikhyeon, who escaped under suspicious circumstances. …

Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (Facebook) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is appealing to supporters of the Duterte family to observe the boundaries of their demonstrations and not resort to violence. Lacson said that while the police have shown maximum tolerance during recent protest actions, they are …

SOLIDARITY MARCH. Several thousands of Dabawenyos hold a solidarity march Sunday to call for the return of former President Rodrigo Duterte from The Hague in the Netherlands where he is facing trial for crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Top photo shows Sen. Bong Go and …

Undated photo shows facade of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands/File  MANILA, Philippines — People praised her “no-nonsense” and “surgical” handling of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s first appearance at the International Criminal Court, but ICC Presiding Judge Iulia Motoc also found herself on the receiving end of the …

Lawyer Salvador Medialdea (L) sits in the courtroom during the first appearance via video link of his client former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (seen on a screen) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charge of crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown on narcotics, in The Hague on March …

DAVAO CITY –   The Moro Islamic Liberation Front  expressed disappointment over the recent change of leadership in the  Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), more particularly on  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s appointment of Abdulraof Macacua as the new interim chief minister along with other new members of …

RODY’S LEGAL TEAM. British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman (left) will serve as the lead counsel of former President Rodigo Duterte in his crime against humanity case before the International Criminal Court. Other members of the legal team are Duterte’s former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea and spokesperson Harry Roque. Vice President Sara …

Former president Rodrigo Duterte attends first ICC hearing via videolink (Philippine Star / Facebook page)  MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte may have appeared subdued during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC), but his legal team has taken a combative stance against what it described as …