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Duterte’s co-perpetrators named in the prosecution’s trial brief are senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, former national police chiefs Oscar Albayalde and Camilo Cascolan, former director of the National Bureau of Investigation Dante Gierran, former head of drug enforcement agency Isidro Lapeña, former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and former Manila Police District director Vicente Danao.

With the rise in incidents of school shootings, is it fair to blame online gaming for violent behavior among students? Studies show no link between playing violent online games and aggression in real life.

According to the redacted filing, the evidence covers police records on anti-drug operations, the structure and activities of the Davao Death Squad, Duterte’s alleged support for the killings, and the practice of placing placards on some victims of the drug war.

Pamilacan Island in Bohol has become a popular ecotourism site but it remains a source of livelihood for fisherfolk.

Delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers in the Philippines struggle with rising expenses, floods, and lost earnings as they find ways to make ends meet.

In a redacted filing dated Oct. 16, the prosecution asked the Trial Chamber III to allow it to submit the recorded testimonies of unnamed witnesses identified as P-1087, P-1151, P-1158, P-1161, and P-1204.

Doreen Murata, Digital Advocacy of the Child Rights Network: A blanket social media ban is "not the most appropriate way" to protect children online.

The Oct. 13 withdrawal left the Senate impeachment court to decide only whether Duterte amassed unexplained wealth, inaccurately declared her assets and failed to divest herself of business interests.

The prosecution in the crimes against humanity case of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court intends to present five witnesses who will testify at this year’s trial that will start on Nov. 30.

Their testimonies concern alleged murders by Philippine National Police members in Central Luzon and a policy to “neutralize through violent crimes, including murder, alleged criminals in the Philippines,” according to the filing.

The start of the sugar milling season is a concern for residents along the Binalbagan river who say the stench and waste water from the mills affect their health.

The charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte submitted by the prosecution in July 2025 and confirmed in April 2026 remain without changes as the Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court rejected the motion of the defense counsel to refile them.