THE ICC PROBE Duterte’s Drug War

If the Philippine government refuses to cooperate with an international inquiry of the bloody “Tokhang” operations during the Duterte administration, then it should undertake an investigation of the alleged role of former president Rodrigo Duterte to show it is not protecting perpetrators of crimes against humanity and other atrocities. The demand for a probe came […]

While Malacanang continued to remain silent, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he will advise Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra to stop engaging with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its rejection of the government’s appeal to stop the resumption of the investigation on the Philippines’ war on drugs

ICC Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut: I would like to state that it [appeal] is rejected by the Appeals Chamber by majority and that the impugned decision is therefore confirmed.

Aside from former president Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, and senators Bato de la Rosa and Bong Go were named in a document submitted to the ICC probing the killings related to the drug war during the previous administration and when Duterte was mayor of Davao City.

Nangako si Emily Soriano sa harap ng bangkay ng kanyang 15-taon gulang na anak na si Angelito na panagutin ang mga taong responsable sa kanyang pagkamatay. Pakinggan sa Episode 4, Season 2 ng What the F?! Podcast kung bakit patuloy na lumalaban si Emily para makamit ang hustisya, hindi lang para kay Angelito kundi sa lahat ng mga biktima ng…

Isa si Christine Pascual sa mga nanay na nagreklamo laban kay dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court matapos mapatay ang kanyang anak dahil sa madugong war on drugs. Iyon na lang kasi ang nakikita niyang paraan para mapanagot si Duterte at mga kasabwat nito sa pagkamatay ng 17-taon-gulang na si Joshua. Pakinggan sa Episode 3, Season 2 ng…

Families of the victims of the “drug war” are pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to forge ahead with its investigation of the bloody campaign as they see no hope in getting justice even under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. 

Dalawang anak ni Llore Pasco ang namatay dahil sa drug war sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Rodrigo Duterte. Sa halip na magmukmok, sumapi siya sa Rise Up for Life and for Rights para bigyang hustisya ang pagkamatay ng kanyang mga anak.

Nagpatay-patayan si Efren Morillo para makaligtas sa Oplan Tokhang noong 2016. ‘Yung apat na kasama niya patay lahat. Pinaghinalaan silang nagdodroga. Pakinggan natin ang kwento ni Efren dito sa Episode 1 ng Season 2 ng What the F?! Podcast ng VERA Files.

Naghihintay pa rin ng desisyon sa apela ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas para pigilan ang pagpapatuloy ng drug war probe ng ICC. Sakaling matuloy ang imbestigasyon ng ICC, ano na ang susunod na hakbang?

The government has suffered another setback in its effort to stop the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on drug-related crimes during the Duterte administration as an office of public lawyers in the tribunal shot down all the arguments it presented.    In an April 18 submission, the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) […]

The government wants to refute the arguments made by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan last week in pressing to continue its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs.”