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Former President Rodrigo Duterte's defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman took center stage at the International Criminal Court on Thursday, Day 3 of the confirmation of charges hearing, and delivered what might be the most critical argument of the entire proceedings: walang smoking gun. Kaufman told the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber
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It's over, and the PNP is calling it a win. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. declared that both the 40th EDSA People Power anniversary and the Trillion Peso March Part 3 concluded on February 25 without any major untoward incident. About 6,000 people
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It's not just Duterte anymore. On Day 2 of the ICC confirmation of charges hearing in The Hague, prosecutors dropped a bombshell — an organizational chart showing who allegedly helped former President Rodrigo Duterte execute his nationwide anti-drug campaign. The prosecution named eight co-perpetrators: Ronald Dela Rosa, Vicente Danao,
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Will February 25 ever become a real holiday? That's the question na binubukasan ni President Marcos Jr. after Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the President is open to studying proposals to declare the EDSA People Power anniversary a regular non-working holiday every year. But 'open to
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Mark your calendars: the House Committee on Justice will begin deliberations on the four impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte starting March 2, 3, and 4. Committee Chair Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro confirmed the schedule, saying they'll first determine whether the complaints are sufficient in
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Just hours after seven lawmakers filed resolutions urging the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court, Malacañang shut the door. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed on Tuesday that there are "no discussions" on the country's return to the Rome Statute — the treaty that established the
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Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa is officially in hot water — not from the ICC this time, but from his own colleagues. A civil society group led by former Finance Undersecretary Prof. Cielo Magno has filed an ethics complaint against the senator before the Senate Committee on Ethics and
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte has decided he doesn't want to attend the annual review of his own detention at the International Criminal Court. In a one-page waiver dated February 23, Duterte informed the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber I that he will not participate in the hearing scheduled
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It's officially happening. Thousands of Filipinos are marching along EDSA right now for the third installment of the Trillion Peso March, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution. Protesters began gathering at the EDSA Shrine early Wednesday morning and have been marching toward the People
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The Marcos-Duterte political war just reached The Hague. After Duterte's defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman dropped a bombshell claim at the ICC hearing — alleging the existence of a secretly recorded phone call involving a "silent partner" of President Marcos funneling witnesses to the court — Malacañang hit back
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The National Capital Region Police Office isn't playing around for tomorrow's Trillion Peso March. A total of 13,448 police officers will be deployed across Metro Manila on Wednesday, February 25, to secure the demonstrations marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. That&
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The United States Embassy in Manila just issued a pointed warning to American citizens in the Philippines: do not participate in the February 25 rallies marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. The embassy made it clear that foreign nationals caught engaging in protests or mass demonstrations