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ICC lets victims participate in appeal proceedings of drug probe, denies PH access to their identities

By Tatiana Maligro | Mar 23, 2023 4:16 PM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has allowed alleged victims of the drug war under the Duterte administration to present their views on the government’s opposition to the resumption of the tribunal’s investigation into the bloody campaign.

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Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla inuulit ang ICC jurisdiction, complementarity principle nang walang sa konteksto

By VERA Files | Mar 06, 2023 12:58 PM

Nakasaad sa Paragraph 2, Article 127 ng Rome Statute, ang kasunduan na nagtatatag ng ICC, na ang isang state party ay hindi nalilibre sa mga obligasyon nito sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito kahit kumalas na ito. Ang Pilipinas ay isang state party mula Nobyembre 1, 2011 hanggang Marso 16, 2019.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla repeats ICC jurisdiction, complementarity principle claims lacking context

By VERA Files | Mar 06, 2023 12:58 PM

This is the fourth time Remulla skipped context regarding the jurisdiction of the ICC.

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News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

PH urges ICC to dismiss request of drug war families to air side on probe appeal

By Tatiana Maligro | Mar 03, 2023 10:44 PM

The Philippine government has requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to deny the request by the families of alleged drug war victims to respond to the state’s appeal to stop the court’s investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody campaign. In its eight-page appeal before the ICC Appeals Chamber, the Office of the Solicitor General […]

drug war, ICC, International Criminal Court, Office of Solicitor General

ICC Appeals Chamber grants Philippine government's request to extend filing of appeal brief

News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

ICC grants PH government’s request to extend deadline for filing of appeal brief

By IVEL JOHN M SANTOS | Feb 18, 2023 8:19 AM

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of the Philippine government to extend the deadline for the submission of its appeal brief on the investigation of alleged drug-related crimes against humanity under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

ICC prosecutor asks for denial of PH request to suspend probe on drug war crimes; OSG seeks extension to file appeal

By Tatiana Maligro | Feb 17, 2023 10:50 PM

The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested for the dismissal of the Philippine government’s appeal to suspend its investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings related to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war.

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News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

AT A GLANCE: House resolution to support Duterte vs ICC probe

By VERA Files | Feb 17, 2023 10:24 PM

Learn more about the Feb. 15 resolution filed by nineteen lawmakers urging the House to “defend” former president Rodrigo Duterte from the International Criminal Court’s probe on the war on drugs.

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ICC probe sa drug war: Ang susunod na kabanata

By VERA Files | Feb 17, 2023 4:12 PM

Nakapanayam ng VERA Files si Romel Bagares, isang abogado na dalubhasa sa international law, upang ipaliwanag ang mga proseso sa pagpapatuloy ng imbestigasyon ni ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan.

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News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

Disinformation about ICC echoes Duterte’s defense, targets prosecutors

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Feb 16, 2023 4:27 PM

A string of inaccurate statements from incumbent officials has emerged after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Jan. 26 that it will resume its drug war probe in the Philippines.

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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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