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The Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the International Criminal Court “unanimously confirmed” Thursday all charges of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte, a decision that commits the 81-year-old former leader to a full trial in The Hague.
The ICC’s Appeals Chamber, composed of five judges, affirmed by majority vote the Oct. 23 decision of its Pre-Trial Chamber I that the court has legal power over drug war killings committed when the Philippines was still a member of the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC.
One development thwarts the Duterte pattern (of non-accountability). The Commission on Audit has now obligated her to return 73,287,000 of her confidential funds. There is only one meaning to that: fund misuse.
A photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte being hugged by his four children is fake. This is AI-generated.
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court's Appeals Chamber to excuse him from attending the reading of the judgment on his appeal challenging the tribunal's jurisdiction.
A video is claiming that the International Criminal Court sentenced former president Rodrigo Duterte to 120 years in prison. This is false.
The falsehood has been relentlessly repeated that it has become the truth to those who want to believe it: Duterte eliminated the dregs of society. Did he? He didn't.
A news graphic online claims that Rep. Paolo Duterte filed a "request" in the House of Representatives to declare March 11a holiday to mark the day his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested by the International Criminal Court. This is false.
It is not true that U.S. President Donald Trump preferred President Ferdinand Marcos over former president Rodrigo Duterte. While the footage is real but repurposed, the audio was found to be an AI-generated fabrication.
Priests have a duty to form the consciences of the faithful regarding moral and social issues. This often interacts with politics but is distinct from partisan campaigning. For instance, priests should preach on Catholic Social Teaching, including the protection of life, care for the poor, and religious liberty. Indeed, they must help laypeople analyze candidates and policies based on Catholic principles, without telling them whom to vote for.
