Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte
Caritas Philippines: Full cooperation with ICC, ‘not sign of weakness’
The ICC probe is “not a witch hunt,” but “a crucial step towards ensuring justice and accountability for those responsible."
Philippines’ Marcos and Duterte clan alliance ruptures
Families often form alliances of convenience with others to win and maintain power -- but those relationships can sour
Marcos-Duterte rival rallies ‘a disgusting display of political ambitions,’ says lawmaker
The Marcos-Duterte war is “a disgusting display of conflicting political ambitions which left the people’s urgent demands in the gutter.”
Marcos government no better than Duterte’s, rights defenders say
Karapatan added hundreds are facing “trumped up charges,” including 795 political detainees in the country’s notoriously overcrowded prisons
Released Philippine rights activist de Lima pursues ‘mass murderer’ Duterte
De Lima, 64, paid a heavy price for her unflinching pursuit of justice, as Duterte and his allies sought to silence her
Philippine prosecutor summons Duterte over death threat
Duterte often threatened to kill people, including drug dealers and rights activists, when he was president from 2016 to 2022
Philippine groups hail court’s decision to grant bail petition of jailed...
In a decision dated November 10, Judge Gener Gito allowed former senator Leila de Lima to post bail of 300,000 pesos ($5,350)
Farmers challenge Marcos to fast-track land distribution
“It is really frustrating. We have long been waiting for the process to be completed. How many more years do we have to wait?”
Filipino prelate backs entry of ICC investigators
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan said the country “should not hesitate” to let ICC officials investigate
Without immunity, Duterte faces 1st crime rap in local court
In a live interview last Tuesday, former President Rodrigo Duterte said he would kill Castro and other alleged Communists