Spotlight Turns to Bato, Others, as ICC Tries Duterte

Spotlight turns to Bato, others, as ICC tries Duterte

Identified as co-perpetrators with ex-president Rodrigo Duterte, the solons may face charges aside from crimes against humanity....Keep on reading: Spotlight turns to Bato, others, as ICC tries Duterte

Top 5 News This Week: Trouble for Rodrigo and Sara Duterte, Martin Romualdez, and Finlayson's squirrels

It wasn’t the best week for the Dutertes. Glaring disparities between Vice President Sara’s SALN and bank transaction records do not help in fending off her impending impeachment; her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was confirmed for trial by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. A bad week, too, for their former ally and former House speaker Martin Romualdez: the Sandiganbayan issued a precautionary hold depart…

Arrest of Duterte co-perpetrators sought

With charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte confirmed and the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court upheld, human rights groups are now pushing for the arrest of other co-perpetrators named in the crimes against humanity case before the tribunal.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to stand trial for crimes against Humanity - Newsy People

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday. The three-judge panel determined there are “substantial grounds” to hold the 81-year-old leader responsible for dozens of murders committed during his tenures as mayor of Davao and later as president.    Duterte, who was arrested in the Philippines last year and transferred to …