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Incoming Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (L) and outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte (C) take part in the inauguration ceremony for Marcos at the Malacanang presidential palace grounds in Manila on June 30, 2022. The son of the Philippines’ late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was to be sworn in as president on …

Former president Rodrigo Duterte (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA – The Philippine government followed all the legal procedures in the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday. “We followed all the legal procedures that are necessary. I’m confident that in further examination, you …

Various progressive groups staged a protest in front of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on March 11, 2025, demanding that former President Rodrigo Duterte remain in detention following his arrest. (Photo by Caloy Lozada)  The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte following an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant is a crucial …

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) confirmed that Vice President Sara Duterte left Manila on Wednesday morning, March 12, for The Hague, Netherlands, where the International Criminal Court (ICC) is headquartered. Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Photo from the House of Representatives) “Vice President Sara …

Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon during her meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday (March 11, 2025). (Photo by Joyce Rocamora) MANILA – Slovenia wants to attract more Filipino workers in the country as it signs a new deal on labor mobility with the Philippines, its foreign minister said Tuesday. …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino, and former Senator Leila De Lima attend the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee hearing on the war on drugs on Oct. 28, 2024. (Photo by Lino Santos)  “The pursuit of justice continues,” said human rights lawyer Leila De …

AT EASE. Arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte and his Executive Secretary Bingbong Medialdea wait for the departure of the private executive jet for The Hague, Netherlands at the tarmac of NAIA airport. Screengrab from ABS-CBN / FB of ret. Lt. Gen. Escobal To be tried in The Hague for crimes …

Vice President Sara Duterte on August 20, 2024 (STAR / Jesse Bustos)  MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday denounced the arrest of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who will be tried before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. In a statement, Duterte said the …

NINETY percent of the ballots that will be used in the May 12 national and local elections have already been printed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia and Pro V & V President and Laboratory Director Jack Cobb present the sealed local …

MALACAÑANG said Monday it was Vice President Sara Duterte who abandoned the government, disputing her claims that the administration turned its back on the Office of the Vice President (OVP). “That is what they want to convey — that the Office of the Vice President and the vice president herself …