VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says PH was ‘not ever’ a member of the ICC. Is that so?
A 1997 executive order by President Fidel Ramos on guidelines on international agreements does not mention a publication requirement.
Articles, documents and updates on the International Criminal Court‘s investigation of the killings related to the drug war under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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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.
This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.
The U.S. signed the Rome Statute but did not ratify it.
If Pres. Duterte thinks he is now out of the reach of the International Criminal Court because he directed the Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to withdraw the ratification of the Philippines of the Rome Statute which established the ICC, he is mistaken.
Palace spokesperson Roque earlier claimed he discussed the ICC probe ‘extensively’ with Duterte who he said ‘welcomes’ it.
Duterte’s immunity from suit during his tenure does not stop the ICC from investigating him.