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US and Philippines launch joint army drills with 5,000 soldiers
MANILA: Soldiers from the Philippine and the US armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday (Mar 24), with…
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Philippine officials deny coordinating Duterte arrest with ICC
MANILA: Philippine senators on Thursday (Mar 20) grilled government officials over their decision to hand former president Rodrigo Duterte to…
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Philippine Senate launches probe of Duterte’s ICC arrest
MANILA: The Philippine Senate said on Monday (Mar 17) it will conduct a formal probe of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and…
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Lawyer says Philippines’ Duterte was ‘abducted’, too ill to testify at ICC
During the initial appearance, the judge summarised the allegations against Duterte, who was not asked to enter a plea. Duterte,…
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Duterte’s first ICC appearance set for Friday
“PRESUMED INNOCENCE” The high-profile Duterte case comes at a critical moment for the ICC, as it faces unprecedented pressure from…
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ICC takes Philippines’ Duterte into custody to face murder charges for drug war killings
Duterte, who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads…
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ICC takes Philippines’ Duterte into custody to face murder charges for drug war killings
HABEUS CORPUS The former president’s daughter Sara Duterte, the country’s vice president, boarded a morning flight to Amsterdam, her office…
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Plane believed to be carrying former Philippine leader Duterte arrives in Netherlands
ROTTERDAM: A chartered plane believed to be carrying former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, who was arrested on murder charges, arrived…
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Duterte’s downfall: What we know about the ex-Philippine president’s ICC arrest
Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs defined his presidency. He campaigned on his signature platform that swept him to power in…
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Snap Insight: Arrest of former Philippine president Duterte will be dogged by suspicions of political persecution
POISED TO REPEAT TRAGIC HISTORY Duterte’s political allies and supporters are now crying foul and accusing the state of grave…
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