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At the ICC, a portrait of the strongman as aging family man
Judges of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber 1 opened the confirmation of charges hearing concerning Rodrigo Duterte on Feb. 23. —PHOTOS FROM THE ICC-CPI
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March 2, 2026March 2, 2026Opinion

At the ICC, a portrait of the strongman as aging family man

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Nicholas Kaufman’s tack in portraying Rodrigo Duterte as an aging family man isolated from loved ones comprised a curious turn in the Defense’s presentation at the just-concluded confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Having harped on the Prosecution’s supposed use of rhetoric and hyperbole to cover what he...

Duterte in ICC
Ex-president Rodrigo Duterte —COMPOSITE PHOTO FROM PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY, PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
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January 30, 2026February 19, 2026News

Victims of Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ see his trial as their last chance to be heard 

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With former president Rodrigo Duterte now deemed fit to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and the confirmation of charges set next month, the families of those killed in his “war on drugs” are looking to the proceedings as their last real chance to be heard. “This ICC trial is...