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Duterte attends status conference at the ICC in The Hague
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By Janna Millenas
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Sep 16, 2026
Duterte attends status conference on his case of crimes against humanity at the ICC, The Hague.
An historic poll puts peace to the test in the Philippines
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By Georgi Engelbrecht, International Crisis Group
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Sep 13, 2026
On Sept. 14, residents of the Bangsamoro in the southern Philippines will elect regional parliamentary representatives. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Georgi Engelbrecht explains the importance of this step in the peace process between the national government and ex-rebels in the region.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 10: Confidential fund case sharpens as court revisits vote threshold
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Sep 11, 2026
On Thursday, the court named retired chief justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno and Hilario G. Davide Jr., and retired associate justice Adolfo Azcuna as amici curiae, or friends of the court, to advise it on whether the 16-vote requirement should be changed in light of the nonparticipation of four senator-judges.
BARMM to hold elections amid persistent state-related violence
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By Aidrielle Raymundo
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Sep 10, 2026
As BARMM enters its historic first parliamentary elections, thousands of police and military forces have been deployed across the region in order to ensure a “safe” election season. However, public safety may not be so easily achieved since, as Sandatahang Dahas data has shown, state agents themselves are often the perpetrators of violence–even against their own.
DICT, Hello? Anybody Home?
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By Francisco Ashley Acedillo
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Sep 8, 2026
COMMENTARY: What we need for the long haul: Pass the National Cybersecurity Agency and Critical Information Protection Bill now.But do not, under any circumstances, place it under the administrative control and supervision of the DICT.
FACT CHECK: NO reported sightings of Sara Duterte visiting MILF camp; photos are AI-GENERATED
Photos of Vice President Sara Duterte supposedly visiting a camp of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are circulating on Facebook. These are fake and AI-generated.
Duterte defense challenges addition of 8 incidents sourced from Trillanes to ICC trial brief
In a request filed on Sept. 15, defense lead counsel Peter Haynes said the prosecution should first obtain authorization from Trial Chamber III before including the incidents in the trial brief or remove them because they “exceed the facts and circumstances described in the charges.”
Coffee at Manila Polo Club
COMMENTARY: Loren Legarda’s spokesperson, the self-proclaimed “human rights lawyer” Tony La Vin̈a, has been silent on the Manila Polo Club meeting even if the incident can be easily verifiable.
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