The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague delivered a one-two punch to former president Rodrigo Duterte last week, nearly 10 years after he took office and unleashed his brutal “war on drugs” across the Philippines. The first blow landed on April 22, when the ICC Appeals Chamber upheld the October 2025 Pre-Trial Chamber I...
Author: Oliver Teves (Oliver Teves)
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Filipino peace advocates form network against ‘illegal and unjust’ US-Israel war on Iran
From more than 7,000 kilometers away, Filipino peace advocates expressed solidarity with the Iranian people and condemned the “illegal, unjust and unprovoked” US-Israeli attacks on their country. On Thursday, April 23, Filipino activists, union leaders, health workers, academics, artists, Christian clergy and Muslim religious leaders formalized a movement called Stop the US-Israel War in Iran...
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Duterte loses ICC appeal, remains in detention in The Hague
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Wednesday that the court had jurisdiction over the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, keeping him in detention in the Netherlands and bringing him closer to a possible trial for crimes against humanity for his brutal war on drugs in the Philippines. The ICC...
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Trouble down south: What happened to the government-MILF peace accord?
In March 2014, just two days before the government’s chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel Ferrer signed the landmark agreement to end decades of Moro separatist rebellion, she described the effort as a journey that had reached a crucial destination. “There is no turning back. Only moving decisively forward. The peace train is on track. Its...
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No joint commemoration of 40 years of the Edsa revolution among progressive groups
The nation celebrates and commemorates this week the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, a seminal event in Philippine history. But the hope and expectation that the main forces and their allies that worked to dismantle Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s dictatorship would march shoulder to shoulder on the now-world-famous avenue to mark the historic...
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2nd plunder complaint filed against VP Duterte, this time by Trillanes and civil society group
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV and the civil society group The Silent Majority (TSM) have filed a plunder and malversation complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte that could feed a fresh impeachment case against her, alleging that she misused ₱650 million in confidential funds and received bribes from a suspected drug lord when she was...
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Ombudsman ruling not to prosecute ‘tokhang’ officers seen as a ‘legal paradox’
Lawyers for the sole survivor of an alleged extrajudicial killing by the police during an antidrug operation nine years ago are urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling upholding the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision to junk their petition to charge four officers and six civilian informants with multiple murder and frustrated murder. In...
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Duterte to spend Christmas in detention after ICC rejects his release
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for temporary liberty. The 80-year-old former prosecutor and mayor, who gained a reputation as “The Punisher” for his iron-fisted anticrime policy, will remain in detention in The Hague where he will spend Christmas thousands of kilometers from his home in Davao City. The...
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ICC chamber sees Duterte evading prosecution, rejects his plea for temporary liberty
Former president Rodrigo Duterte and his family continue to challenge the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC) while maintaining significant political influence and a strong network of supporters, thus increasing the likelihood that he would evade prosecution and a potentially lengthy prison term if convicted, according to Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC1), which rejected his...
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Carpio urges the Supreme Court to reverse its ‘erroneous’ ruling on the VP’s impeachment
Retired senior associate justice Antonio Carpio is urging the Supreme Court to recognize and accept what he has argued are factual and legal mistakes in nullifying the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, and to reverse its ruling in good faith. Carpio, who served 18 years on the Supreme Court, is a founder...