Impending reckoning
Whatever the ultimate verdict, the trial is already doing one thing. It is forcing us to confront a truth that many would prefer to forget.
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Whatever the ultimate verdict, the trial is already doing one thing. It is forcing us to confront a truth that many would prefer to forget.
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Inside a courtroom in The Hague, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges are now weighing whether the evidence presented against former President Rodrigo…
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Perception, in judicial proceedings, is oxygen. Courts draw authority not from force but from legitimacy.
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An international law expert surmised that the defense panel in the recent confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
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The contending legal camps and the judges themselves argued over several issues in the recent confirmation of charges hearing on the crimes against humanity…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I rejected complaints from defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman over redactions in the case against former…
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Police arrested a 39-year-old taxi driver Thursday night who allegedly posed as a police officer to rob young commuters along F.B. Harrison Street.
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An International Criminal Court (ICC) trial on crimes against humanity charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte, estimated by some to last eight to 10…
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A tightly-contested legal battle unfolded in the International Criminal Court’s four-day confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo…
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Mariing tinutulan ng depensa ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Huwebes, 26 Pebrero 2026, ang paratang ng mga prosekutor ng International Criminal Court…
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By accusing Marcos of colluding with the ICC to abduct Duterte, Kaufman claimed the President betrayed a ‘written promise’ — that was shown to the court — not…
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, opened his defense of his client at the pre-trial confirmation hearing at the International…
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Nicholas Kaufman called the charges ‘grievously misplaced and politically motivated.’
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The allegations against Duterte are that his fiery speeches against drugs prompted the harsh methods that led to the numerous state-sanctioned killings of drug…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has barred in-person family visits for former President Rodrigo Duterte as his confirmation of charges hearing starts,…
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On 15 February 2026, operatives from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group conducted an operation that led to the arrest of a man for the illegal…
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The timing is strategic, as the involvement of two senators and allies of the former President generated headlines that influence public opinion rather than…
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