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VERA Files Fact Check: Reacting to Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ resolution urging the government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) in its drug war probe in the Philippines, Sen. Imee Marcos said the Netherlands-based tribunal has “no jurisdiction” to conduct the investigation because of the country’s “functioning” judicial system. This is misleading.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos MISLEADS in claim that ICC has ‘no jurisdiction’ over drug war probe since PH has ‘functioning’ courts

By VERA Files | Dec 02, 2023 1:55 PM

Reacting to Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ resolution urging the government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) in its drug war probe in the Philippines, Sen. Imee Marcos said the Netherlands-based tribunal has “no jurisdiction” to conduct the investigation because of the country’s “functioning” judicial system. This is misleading. STATEMENT In a Nov. 28 interview […]

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Duterte: I have no quarrel with Marcos

By Tita C. Valderama | Nov 20, 2023 11:30 AM

Duterte, who faces being summoned by the ICC over drug-related killings during his term, says with a veiled warning: “Wala akong away kay presidente, unless you want to join into the fray.”

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Duterte crumbles

By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Oct 23, 2023 8:42 PM

Suddenly a Dutertephobia erupted.

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Commentary

House party leaders standing up to the Dutertes

By Tita C. Valderama | Oct 16, 2023 11:30 AM

Politically motivated or not, it was about time they sent a message to the Dutertes that their “bardagulan” days are over.

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Commentary

Did Davao City prosper because of the Dutertes?

By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Sep 09, 2023 12:58 PM

That was the big question in 2016 when Rodrigo Duterte ran for president. His troll battalions said, yes.

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The line ‘ICC has no jurisdiction’ is fake news

By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Apr 14, 2023 3:54 PM

It has become an alibi of convenience by Rodrigo Duterte’s apologists in government, oft repeated a thousand times to transform it into Goebbelsian truth. It has been said by Bongbong Marcos, Juan Ponce Enrile, Menardo Guevarra and the Office of the Solicitor General, Jesus Crispin Remulla, and under the Duterte administration by Karlo Nograles, Salvador […]

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News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

Philippine government seeks to block resumption of ICC drug war probe

By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS | Feb 07, 2023 9:06 PM

The government has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reverse the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber allowing the prosecution to resume an investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines related to the illegal drug war of former president Rodrigo Duterte. In a five-page appeal filed by the Office of Solicitor General (OSG) Menardo […]

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FACT CHECK NED FC THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa makes baseless claim that ‘no crimes against humanity’ occurred in the Philippine drug war

By VERA Files | Oct 04, 2022 2:12 PM

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, the chief implementer of the controversial war on drugs during the Duterte administration, claimed without citing proof that no crimes against humanity occurred in the government’s anti-drug campaign.

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Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Dela Rosa na ‘walang crimes against humanity’ ang nangyari sa giyera laban sa droga sa Pilipinas walang basehan

By VERA Files | Oct 04, 2022 2:12 PM

Walang binabanggit na patunay, iginiit ni Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, ang punong tagapagpatupad ng kontrobersyal na digmaan laban sa droga noong administrasyong Duterte, na walang krimen laban sa sangkatauhan ang naganap sa kampanya kontra droga ng gobyerno.

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News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

ICC chamber invites victims, PHL government to submit ‘views, concerns’ on call to resume drug war probe

By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS | Jul 17, 2022 12:25 PM

The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an order requesting both the Philippine government and victims of its “war on drugs” to submit comments on the request of Prosecutor Karim Khan to resume the drug war probe. In a seven-page document dated July 14, the chamber said that Khan made the […]

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