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(Eagle News) — Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV “must be squirming in his disgraced retirement” after lawyer Jude Sabio withdrew the complaint for crimes against humanity against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued the statement a day after Sabio, lawyer of Edgar Matobato, who had claimed he was a member of the Davao Death Squad, withdrew the complaint over the drug war. “Lies […]
(Eagle News)–Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV has denied he owed lawyer Jude Sabio P700,000 in lawyer’s fees, and was behind the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos as the lawyer claimed. In a statement, Trillanes said it was clear in an interview of Sabio, who was responsible for filing a case against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court, that “hindi ako ang nagpagawa sayo ng billing na yan at hindi rin ako ang kliyente mo.” […]
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 […]
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? […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and lawyer Jude Sabio welcomed on Thursday news the International Criminal Court would conduct an initial probe into allegations against the drug war. “This development should jolt (President Rodrigo) Duterte into realizing that he is not above the law,” Trillanes said in a statement. Trillanes and Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano filed in June a supplemental communication against the chief executive and others before the ICC. The communication was […]
(Eagle News) — The International Criminal Court will conduct a “preliminary investigation” into lawyer Jude Sabio’s allegations against the drug war. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said based on the information received by the Philippine mission in The Hague, the initial review of “alleged acts associated with the campaign against illegal drugs covering the period of July 2016” and which were contained in a communication submitted by Sabio in April 2017 will be conducted by the […]
Resist attempts for ICC to be used as venue to pursue political agenda, Roque tells the body (Eagle News) — The Philippines has urged the International Criminal Court to “resist attempts” for it to be used as a venue by some sectors to “pursue political agenda to destabilize governments and undermine legitimate national authorities.” In a statement issued at the general debate of the 16th Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Friday said the groups holding alleged witnesses to the killings of Carl Arnaiz, Kian Loyd delos Santos and Reynaldo de Guzman have an ulterior motive: To revive the impeachment complaint filed against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court. “Natanong niyo bakit di nila nirerelease? Tama sinasabi ko noon…Para mabuhay ang patay nila na kaso laban sa pangulo sa ICC,” he said, referring to the complaint […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Hinala ni Senador Panfilo Lacson, kinasuhan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court upang ipahiya ito sa mga lider ng iba’t ibang bansa na magtutungo sa Pilipinas upang dumalo sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit ngayong buwan. Ayon pa kay Lacson, kung ang reklamong isinampa ni Atty. Jude Sabio ay nakabatay lang sa testimonya ng kanyang kliyente at self-confessed hitman na si Edgar Matobato, ito ay “as good as without merit.” Si Matobato ang humarap […]
(Eagle News)– Jude Sabio, legal counsel of alleged hitman Edgar Matobato, on Friday (December 9) announced they will produce a new witness to support his client’s claims against President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Sabio, the witness allegedly saw Duterte shoot a person in Davao City in May 2012. Before this announcement, Sabio filed complaints on behalf of Matobato against the President and 27 others over their alleged involvement with the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS). […]
