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Says he will convince other countries to pull out from tribunal (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday slammed the Rome Statute that establishes the International Criminal Court, and the tribunal, noting that he would convince other countries to “get out” of the same. “The treaty is bull(s**t),” Duterte said in his speech during the graduation of the Philippine Military Academy Alab Tala Class of 2018. According to the President, the ICC was European Union-sponsored, and […]
(Eagle News)– It is the “beginning of the end” for the International Criminal Court following the Philippines’ pullout, Malacañang said on Thursday. “I’m afraid and what makes me sad is that the Philippine withdrawal, I’m sure, will start an avalanche of other states leaving the court,” Roque, who then hailed the country’s ratification of the treaty that establishes the ICC, said in a press conference. He said this was because “no one will tolerate an […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service “A political move.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described on Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to have the Philippines withdraw from the International Criminal Court treaty. “Because he knows that there is no way out for him in the ICC,” Trillanes, who, along with Rep. Gary Alejano, filed the supplemental complaint against Duterte before the international court, said. According to Trillanes, the withdrawal of ratification of the […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Two senators expressed their support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to withdraw the Philippines’ ratification of the Rome Statute that establishes the International Criminal Court. “They’re trying to micromanage the country eh sumusobra,” Senate President Koko Pimentel said. According to Pimentel, the President, who won the election, has the authority to “enforce the law.” “Kasi imagine, sino nagrereklamo? Tapos ano yung mga alegasyon? Hindi ba ito domestic policy? […]
Cites “baseless, unprecedented, outrageous attacks” on his person, administration as reasons for withdrawal from treaty that establishes the ICC (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines’ withdrawal of its ratification of the Rome Statute. In declaring the country’s withdrawal from the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, Duterte in a statement on Wednesday cited the “baseless, unprecedented and outrageous attacks on my person as against my administration, engineered by the officials […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the dismissal by a Department of Justice prosecution panel of the drug charges filed against Kerwin Espinosa and the others only proves that she is innocent of the charges against her. “Lalong napapagtibay (ito ng) aking paniniwala sa simula’t sapul na peke at palpak ang war on drugs ni (President Rodrigo) Duterte,” De Lima said in a statement made from detention in Camp Crame. De […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Kerwin Espinosa’s confession he was a drug dealer before a Senate hearing in 2016 could not be submitted to the Department of Justice prosecution panel as evidence against him because he retracted the same during the preliminary investigation. CIDG Director Roel Obusan said Espinosa denied the testimonies he made in his answer submitted to the first prosecution panel tasked to look into the drug charges filed against him, Peter Lim, […]
Fadullon tasked to lead new panel that will look into MR filed by PNP-CIDG By Moira Encina and Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has instructed the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the possible violations of the law of members of the prosecution panel that junked the drug charges against Kerwin Espinosa and others. Through Department Order No. 152, Aguirre gave the directive to NBI Director Dante Gierran days after […]
Reiterates it will not accept aid that comes with “unilateral conditions” though (Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday welcomed the European Union’s 3.8-million euros in aid for Philippine drug rehabilitation projects. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated in a press conference, however, that President Rodrigo Duterte would reject any aid that would come with any “unilateral conditions.” The EU on Friday denied the funding comes with strings attached. According to Roque, just the same “the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – More than 100 have been killed, while more than 10,000 have been arrested by the Philippine National Police in its anti-drug operations since December 5 last year, according to the PNP records. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that whatever deaths that came about in the current drug war were the results of legitimate police operations. “If there were unlawful deaths, such as in the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Over 3,000 individuals have surrendered under the Philippine National Police’s “improved” Oplan Tokhang so far. Based on data provided by the police, 3173 drug personalities have turned themselves in in 5,543 operations done from January 29 to March 1. So far, the PNP said that 12287 individuals were now on its validated watch list. Supt. Chai Madrid, PNP deputy spokesperson, said that if these individuals could not be subjected […]
(Eagle News) — Customs agents arrested a man who claimed a package containing smuggled marijuana oil or “kush oil” at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City. In a statement on Thursday, the Bureau of Customs said Beau Aldrich Siquian, 24, was nabbed on Feb. 28, after he presented his passport as proof of his identity to claim the package, which had been opened because of its “pungent odor.” The Customs bureau said Siquian had […]
