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Nakatakdang umupo sa ika-16 ng Hunyo 2021 bilang bagong chief prosecutor ng International Criminal Court (ICC) ang British lawyer na si Karim Khan, ang kapalit ng magre-retirong si Fatou Bensouda. Bago bumaba sa puwesto, tinitiyak ni Bensouda na kanyang ilalabas ang desisyon kung dapat imbestigahan ang “crimes against humanity” na naganap umano sa kampanya laban sa droga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
When Karim Khan assumes the position of chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in June, he faces the possibility of investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed in the Philippines’ campaign against illegal drugs.
What exactly is the UP-DND accord and why does its termination matter?
After disclosing that "almost all" soldiers had been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed he "did not know" about the inoculation of his close-in security personnel.
In the wake of discussions and the eventual enactment this year of Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), Filipinos saw a wave of personalities being painted in one color: Red.
In more than nine months of community quarantine in the country, law enforcers have warned, given tickets to, and arrested about 598,000 persons, whom they call “pasaway,” for allegedly violating quarantine and health protocols meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
In his Nov. 30 public address, President Rodrigo Duterte said he was not “red-tagging” the left-wing groups Makabayan, Gabriela, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) when he accused them of being “legal fronts” and “members” of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), of the New People’s Army (NPA), its military arm, and of the National Democratic Front (NDF), its political arm.
In dismissing Vice President Leni Robredo’s suggestion to make a detailed list of recipients for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque contradicted the Department of Health (DOH) when he said there was “already one in existence.”
President Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed Vice President Leni Robredo propelled criticisms on social media that questioned his absence during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international codename: Vamco).
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo’s claim on Vice President Leni Robredo’s exit from President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet in 2016 lacks context.
