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Duterte arrest sparks disinformation surge, spinning tales in his favor
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By Yvonne T. Chua
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Mar 20, 2025
The stunning arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by Interpol on March 11 has unleashed a torrent of disinformation across social media. Fabricated claims and misleading narratives widely cast him as a victim of injustice in an effort to garner public support.
ICC rebukes Duterte camp twice on first hearing day
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By Valerie Nuval
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Mar 15, 2025
On the first appearance of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Pre-Trial Chamber 1 rebuked his camp twice.
FACT SHEET: What happens now to Duterte at The Hague?
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By Rhoanne De Guzman
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Mar 13, 2025
The Philippine Supreme Court has no power to order the ICC to return Mr. Duterte to the Philippines, after the ICC issued his arrest.
FACT SHEET: Unpacking the ICC arrest warrant for Duterte
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By Blanch Ancla
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Mar 13, 2025
On what grounds was the arrest warrant issued for Duterte? What are the crimes levelled against him? Here are three things you need to know:
Duterte allies plea for same rights denied to EJK victims
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By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Psalm Mishael Taruc
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Mar 12, 2025
“Buti pa siya, nakatikim ng tamang proseso kung paano hulihin,” said Kristina Conti, lawyer of drug war victims, following Duterte’s arrest for the ICC's probe into the drug-related killings in the Philippines.
FACT CHECK: NO PNP memo preventing cops from supporting Duterte online
Several posts online are misleading claiming that the PNP has a memo explicitly forbidding its personnel from voicing out support for Duterte.
Learning about Filipino resistance to the Japanese occupation 80 years ago
Conferences like “War & Memory” are few and far between, insufficient to cover gaps in Filipinos’ history education. It’s worrying that many Filipinos are oblivious to the Philippines’ colonial history, and to the struggles against Spanish, Japanese, and American colonizers. Philippine history is no longer taught as a standalone subject except in “grades 5 and 6 and in a college class called “Readings in Philippine history.”
Desperate moves
The disinformation game plan now appears to have shifted to undermining the ICC, linking it to the leftist groups in the Philippines, and questioning its objectivity to destroy its credibility.