Archive - The ICC Probe

President Rodrigo Duterte identified the wrong leader when he ranted about the International Criminal Court.

The one thing that spooks President Duterte fiercely is the case of crime against humanity brought against him before the International Criminal Court in The Hague which gave him the dubious distinction of being the first Southeast Asian leader to be charged before the ICC.

In a Papua New Guinea speech, he repeated an earlier false claim that the EU created the ICC.

President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed at least twice last month that the European Union created the International Criminal Court.

In his first press briefing as presidential spokesperson, Salvador Panelo claimed the Philippines never “withdrew, actually” from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This contradicts his statement in March when he said the country’s withdrawal from the ICC was already “in order, in fact.”

Newly-appointed Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo, in his first press briefing on Oct. 12, made two wrong claims about the International Criminal Court (ICC)—bringing to four the total number of blunders he has made about the tribunal so far.

This time, President Duterte is telling the truth: he has killed people without the victim or victims going through due process.

Irma J. Locasia, mother of Salvador J. Locasia, Jr. killed in a police operation on August 31, 2016; Dennise B. David, father of John Jezreel T. David killed in a police operation on January 20, 2017; Maria C. B. Lozano, sister of Crisanto and Juan Carlos B. Lozano both killed in a police operation on May 12, 2017; Mariel F. Sabangan, sister of Bernabe F. Sabangan killed alongside Arnold S. Vitales in a police operation on May 15, 2017; Normita B. Lopez, mother of Djastin B. Lopez killed in a police operation on May, 18, 2017; Purisima B. Dacumos, wife of Danilo G. Dacumos killed in a police operation on August 3, 2017.

A fake story about a non-existent "law expert" defending President Rodrigo Duterte from pending prosecution by the International Criminal Court has resurfaced, a little over a month after it was disproven in a Vera Files Fact Check.

Forty desaparecido cases were reported in the first two years of the Duterte presidency.

This story is fake. Don't believe it.

Half of the total ICC contributions came from only five countries.

It's 0.28 percent, not 28 percent.

A 1997 executive order by President Fidel Ramos on guidelines on international agreements does not mention a publication requirement.

A fabricated April 16 story on dailyviralhub.altervista.org claimed Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano will have President Rodrigo Duterte arrested for the war on drugs.

President Duterte’s incessant rants against Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court betray how deeply the communication submitted by lawyer Jude Sabio, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Rep. Gary Alejano (Magdalo Partylist) has stung him.

Xi Jinping never mentioned the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte in his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia.

The statements of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and the tweets of Philippine ambassador to the United Nations Teodoro Locsin, Jr related to President Duterte’s decision to withdraw Philippine membership in the International Criminal Court gave the public insights about the disarray in the Malacañang team.