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Philippine Supreme Court junks bid to block transfer of senator to ICC

THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa to stop his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hagu...

Philippines top court rejects senator’s bid to challenge ICC warrant

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Wednesday rejected Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s request to bar authorities from enforcing the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warran...

Obstruction of justice in the Senate

Citizens lose faith when laws protect only the powerful. Institutions that shelter criminals from justice forfeit their legitimacy. The Philippines deserves better from its leaders...

Obstruction of justice in the Senate

Citizens lose faith when laws protect only the powerful. Institutions that shelter criminals from justice forfeit their legitimacy. The Philippines deserves better from its leaders...

Obstruction of justice in the Senate

Citizens lose faith when laws protect only the powerful. Institutions that shelter criminals from justice forfeit their legitimacy. The Philippines deserves better from its leaders...

‘People’s Court’ to monitor Duterte impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — A civil society-led “People’s Court” will be formed to monitor the possible Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte following a House committe...

[OPINION] A Supreme Court that speaks in fragments while history demands clarity 

The longer the Court refuses to speak with clarity, the more it creates the impression that it is waiting not for legal illumination, but for political weather conditions to stabil...

[OPINION] A Supreme Court that speaks in fragments while history demands clarity 

The longer the Court refuses to speak with clarity, the more it creates the impression that it is waiting not for legal illumination, but for political weather conditions to stabil...

Philippines’ top court rejects Dela Rosa’s bid to block ICC arrest warrant

The Philippine Supreme Court refused on Wednesday to block the arrest of a fugitive senator wanted by the International Criminal Court over his role in the nation’s deadly drug war...

Philippine Supreme Court declines to halt ICC arrest

Who are the judges in Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC trial?

These ICC judges handled the Central African Republic and Mali cases, and even the Palestine situation

Who are the judges in Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC trial?

These ICC judges handled the Central African Republic and Mali cases, and even the Palestine situation

ICC upholds its jurisdiction over ex-Philippine President Duterte

Philippines asks court to allow senator’s ICC arrest

PH may surrender suspects to international court, says DOJ

'Under [Republic Act No.] 9851, we may surrender a suspected or arrested person in the Philippines to the appropriate international court or tribunal. The other mode is extradition...

PH may surrender suspects to international court, says DOJ

'Under [Republic Act No.] 9851, we may surrender a suspected or arrested person in the Philippines to the appropriate international court or tribunal. The other mode is extradition...

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

The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week unsealed an arrest warrant against senator Ronald Dela Rosa, accusing him along with other "co-perpetrators" of the "crime against...

Philippine Government Urges Supreme Court to Reject Fugitive Senator’s ICC Appeal

The Office of the Solicitor General ​described Ronald Dela Rosa, who is wanted by The Hague-based court for his role in a bloody anti-drug campaign, as a “fugitive from justice."

What does ‘forthwith’ mean in impeachment? SC defines in new ruling.

The Supreme Court says the term 'forthwith' in the 1987 Constitution means 'within a reasonable time, which may be longer or shorter depending on the circumstances of each case'

What does ‘forthwith’ mean in impeachment? SC defines in new ruling.

The Supreme Court says the term 'forthwith' in the 1987 Constitution means 'within a reasonable time, which may be longer or shorter depending on the circumstances of each case'

Philippine lawmaker surrenders, posts bail after court orders his arrest

A Philippine anti-corruption court ordered the arrest of a prominent senator on Friday over allegations he pocketed a kickback of millions of dollars in a flood-control project, in...

ICC confirms jurisdiction in Philippines ex-president Duterte case

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed the court’s jurisdiction in the case against former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa D...

[EDITORIAL] AMLC silence was complicity

Mahina talaga ang governance and accountability ng bansa natin

[Rappler’s Best] Is it justice if delayed? 

'SC released its verdict that voided Duterte’s firing of Arthur Carandang as overall deputy ombudsman back then.... Why should justice come like a post-mortem, long after injustice...