カテゴリー: Rodrigo Duterte
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been handed over to the international criminal court in the Netherlands after his arrest by Interpol in Manila on murder charges linked to his ‘war on drugs.’ Duterte released a video message on socia…
Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current presidentFew expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former president Rodrigo Duterte barely had time to protest before he wa…
Former Philippine president expected in court within days as daughter accuses Manila government of ‘kidnapping’The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has landed in the Netherlands and been taken into the custody of the international criminal c…
Sarah Celiz among tens of thousands feeling relief that ex-Philippines president will finally face the courtsDuterte flown to The Hague after arrestSarah Celiz wept as she sat at home watching footage from Manila’s main airport on her phone. They were …
In a series of clips posted by his daughter on Instagram, the former Philippine president asks: ‘What is the law and what is the crime that I committed?’ Duterte was taken into custody at Manila airport after the international criminal court issued a w…
Mayor who rose to president bragged about a violent past and revelled in attacks on women and the pressAs Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte was notorious for his boasting.With cowboyish bravado, he bragged about a past when he cruised around on his…
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on an international criminal court warrant over his so-called war on drugs during which thousands of people were killed. The Philippine president’s office said Duterte was detained at Ma…
Ex-president to face charges of crimes against humanity over ‘war on drugs’ that rights groups say left 30,000 deadThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has left Manila on a plane headed to The Hague, hours after he was served with an arrest …
Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs” who was jailed for more t…
Vice-president Sara Duterte tells press conference she has given an assassin the instructions, prompting referral from Marcos’s office over ‘active threat’The Philippines’ vice-president, Sara Duterte, said on Saturday she would have someone assassinat…
The former president faces an investigation by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity over the alleged extrajudicial killing of thousands of drug suspectsSoon after his election in 2016, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte launch…
Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdownsThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a senate inquiry into drug killings under his leadership that he…
Sara Duterte makes threat against remains of Ferdinand Marcos’s dictator father in searing verbal attackThe Philippine vice-president, Sara Duterte, has threatened to dig up the remains of President Ferdinand Marcos’s dictator father and throw them int…
Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow access to international criminal courtA Philippines former police colonel has testified that Rodrigo Duterte’s office offered police up to $17,…
Former president to run for mayor of Davao amid fight for power against formidable Marcos familyFormer Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, 79, returned to politics this week when he registered to run as mayor in his family’s stronghold, Davao city. I…