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Philippine Supreme Court says won’t stop ICC arrest of drug war enforcer

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Philippine Supreme Court says won’t stop ICC arrest of drug war enforcer

Protesters hold placards during a demonstration to call for the start of the impeachment trial against Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte and the arrest of Philippine Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa outside the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila, on May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP The Philippine Supreme Court refused on Wednesday…

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Philippines asks top court to allow ICC drug war arrest of senator

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Philippines asks top court to allow ICC drug war arrest of senator

An activist displays a sign with a slogan calling for the arrest of Philippine Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s, during a protest outside the Philippine Senate, which holds dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines….

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Shots heard at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out; no casualties reported

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Shots heard at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out; no casualties reported

Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa stumbles on stairs as he runs away from Philippine law enforcement agents inside the Philippine Senate building, Manila, Philippines, on May 11, 2026, in this still image taken from a video of CCTV footage playing on a screen. | Photo Credit: Reuters Multiple gunshots were heard on Wednesday (May 13,…

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ICC opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

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ICC opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Protesters hold placards during a rally before former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s pre-trial hearings on his alleged crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Criminal Court began pre-trial hearings on Monday (February 23, 2026) for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who…

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Former Philippines President Duterte fit for pre-trial hearings, ICC judges rule

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Former Philippines President Duterte fit for pre-trial hearings, ICC judges rule

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s defence had said the elderly politician, ​who is being held in The ⁠Hague over murders during his war on drugs, could not stand trial due ​to cognitive ⁠decline. File | Photo Credit: AP Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ​have ruled that octogenarian former Philippines ‌President Rodrigo Duterte ​is…

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ICC judges reject request to release ex-Philippines President Duterte from custody

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ICC judges reject request to release ex-Philippines President Duterte from custody

Families of drug war victims and supporters watch the livestream from the International Criminal Court as judges decide on the request to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Quezon city, Philippines, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court after…

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Philippine court blocks government’s effort to close news outlet that criticised former president

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Philippine court blocks government’s effort to close news outlet that criticised former president

“It’s a vindication,” Rappler said in a statement. File | Photo Credit: AP A Philippine appeals court reversed a regulator’s 2018 order to shut down a prominent news outlet in a decision made public Friday, marking a legal victory for journalists who angered former President Rodrigo Duterte by reporting critically on his deadly crackdown on…

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Court allows Philippine news site Rappler to continue operating: decision

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Court allows Philippine news site Rappler to continue operating: decision

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Rappler CEO gestures as she talks to reporters after being acquitted by the Pasig Regional Trial Court over a tax evasion case in Pasig City, Philippines, on Sept. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A court has ruled that the Philippine news site Rappler can…

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Philippine Nobel Winner, Journalist Maria Ressa Acquitted Of Tax Fraud

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Philippine Nobel Winner, Journalist Maria Ressa Acquitted Of Tax Fraud

After the verdict was announced, Ressa told reporters she felt “good” about the decision. Manila, Philippines: Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist. Ressa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 alongside…

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