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PH govt can turn over Duterte to ICC; Duterte may ask Hague tribunal for ‘interim release’
By Blanch Ancla and Rhoanne De Guzman
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Mar 11, 2025
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The Philippine government has the option to speed up the turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC following his arrest on Tuesday upon arrival from Hong Kong.

National Endowment for Democracy files lawsuit seeking access to congressionally appropriated funds
By National Endowment for Democracy
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Mar 6, 2025
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The lawsuit states that the government has wrongfully denied NED access to $167 million in already obligated funds and refused to release an additional $72 million already appropriated by Congress.

Majority of 31 killed in state-related violence in January 2025 attributed to police- Sandatahang Dahas monitor
By John Matthew A. Cabural, Nadine Castillo, Eugene Claire Espino, and Madeleine Ann Ibe*
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Mar 3, 2025
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The year 2025 started with 31 persons killed in state-related violence for the month of January with more than half of the casualties attributed to the Philippine National Police, monitoring by Sandatahang Dahas of the UP Third World Studies Center (TWSC) showed.

VERA Files to train state media on fact-checking
By VERA Files
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Feb 12, 2025
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VERA Files will train writers of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on fact-checking at no cost to the government.

Tsek.ph relaunching on Feb. 7
By Tsek.ph
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Feb 5, 2025
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Dedicated to combating disinformation with verified information, Tsek.ph – the Philippines’ pioneering fact-checking coalition – will relaunch on February 7, ahead of the May 12 elections.