Advocates and families of drug war victims traveled to The Hague to witness the International Criminal Court commence proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte, but a viral image showing ...

Duterte, who served as president from 2016 to 2022, waived his right to appear before the court. In a letter submitted to the ICC last week, Duterte repeated his refusal to recognize the court’s ...

Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity during a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.

MANILA, Philippines — “One death is one too many.” It’s a phrase often heard when casualties are reported — from floods and ...

Rowena Legaspi, Executive Director of the Children’s Legal Rights and Development Center in the Philippines, partner of OMCT and SOS-Torture ...

Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son's tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist. Accused of dealing drugs, 30-year-old ...

THERE is no proven link between the “uniquely colorful and crusty” speeches of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and the murders he is accused of, his defense lawyer told the International ...

The court’s deputy prosecutor said that the former Philippine leader was “at the very heart” of a plan to “neutralize alleged criminals, including through murder.” Judges and legal counsel participate ...

MANILA, Philippines (Updated February 26, 2026, 4:52 p.m.) — More than two dozen pro-Duterte Facebook pages spread a doctored ...

MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution continued to establish its case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, reiterating a point made by activists and victims: ...

Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son's tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist. Accused of dealing drugs, 30-year-old ...