Duterte confident has 'no case' to answer at ICC: daughter

Africa: ICC's Double Standards - a Court for the Powerful or Against the Weak?

Analysis - The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. However, since its inception, the court has faced mounting criticism for its alleged double standards, particularly its disproportionate focus on leaders from the Global South, especially Africa, while ignoring crimes committed by powerful Western nations. This selective justice raises ques…

The anti-drug war of former President Duterte cost tens of thousands of people their lives. For a long time it looked as if the excesses of violence remained unpunished. But now he is in detention in The Hague and waiting for his trial. What the unexpected change means for families of the victims.

Duterte falls victim to oligarchic power in the Philippines

When former President Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 11, 2025, it was more than the culmination of a family drama—it was the latest chapter in the centuries-old story of oligarchic power that has shaped Philippine politics, from even before the Marcos dictatorship to the present day. This […] The post Duterte falls victim to oligarchic power in the Philippines appeared first on Asia Times.

‘You could end up like Ninoy Aquino if you return to PH,' VP Sara warns her father, who continues to yearn to come home

Vice President Sara Duterte warned her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, that he will end up like democracy icon Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., if he insists in returning home to the Philippines. 

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte feels “better” now that he is “well taken care of,” his daughter Sara Duterte, Vice President of the Philippines, said on Sunday. Earlier, she had revealed that her father's biggest complaint was the Dutch food served in the Scheveningen prison.