Bill Bans Duterte-Like Arrest - BusinessWorld Online

A Filipino priest’s fight for justice for victims of Duterte’s drug war

101 East follows the Catholic priest taking on former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged “drug war” crimes.

Dela Rosa may be arrested over drug war if ICC asks – Bersamin

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may arrest a senator who served as police chief during then President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues a warrant over the campaign that left thousands of suspects dead, the top aide to President Marcos said on Wednesday. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told Kyodo […]...Keep on reading: Dela Rosa may be arrested over drug war if ICC asks – Bersamin

Cayetano defends ‘house arrest’ resolution

SEN. Alan Peter Cayetano has defended his resolution advocating for interim house arrest or embassy detention for former president Rodrigo Duterte, asserting that such measures are permissible under international law.Duterte is currently detained at Scheveningen Prison in the Netherlands, awaiting trial for alleged crimes against humanity.Cayetano clarified that Senate Resolution 17, filed on July 10, expresses the “sense of the Senate” and is d…

Bill bans Duterte-like arrest - BusinessWorld Online

A SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to prohibit the arrest and transfer of any person within Philippine territory to foreign jurisdiction without a court order, prompted by the arrest of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte in March. Senate Bill no. 557, which Senator Maria Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos called the “President Rodrigo R. Duterte Act,” was filed to prevent such “abuses” from being committed against others. “It is necessary to make it excee…

Inspired by Duterte arrest, Imee Marcos seeks to punish 'extraordinary rendition'

Sen. Imee Marcos considers former President Duterte's arrest and turnover to ICC as "abuses" which "may very well be committed against other individuals."

Imee seeks ban on transfer of Pinoys to foreign jurisdiction sans local warrant

Senator Imee Marcos has filed a measure seeking the prohibition of arresting or detaining any person in the Philippine territory and transferring them to an international court without a warrant of arrest issued by a local court.