Filipinos begin ‘obligatory prayer’ for healing after Duterte arrest

San Beda law dean: Duterte arrest legal

THE dean of the San Beda Graduate School of Law, Fr. Ranhilio Aquino, on Monday defended the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying it was based on solid legal principles and was not politically motivated. "The law is clear — our domestic legal framework recognizes international jurisdiction in cases of crimes against humanity," said Aquino, who is also a columnist for The Manila Times. "Duterte's arrest is not a matter of political …

Senatorial candidates should make known their stand on Duterte’s accountability for EJK - BusinessWorld Online

Senate President Francis Escudero called on candidates in the coming elections to refrain from using the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte as a campaign issue for political gain as it involves lives. But that is the more reason to make the arrest a campaign issue, because it involves lives lost by extra-judicial killings (EJK) — 6,252 by the Philippine National Police’s count, as many as 30,000 by the human rights watchers’ tally. Presi…

Supporters of Philippine’s Duterte call on God, Trump to bring him home

Experts say there is little chance of the 80-year-old gaining early release due to a lack of legal avenues to challenge his ICC detention.

You love Tatay Digong? Bishop says The Hague is good for his soul

Everything, they say, happens for a reason. So how should supporters make sense of the arrest and detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte at The Hague? For Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon, it is a “special grace.” “We can understand why the loyalists of Duterte are moving heaven and earth to get him out of prison. What drives them is, to use their own words, their love for their Tatay Digong,” said Buzon in a homily on Sunday, March 23. “Tat…

Filipinos begin ‘obligatory prayer’ for healing after Duterte arrest

MANILA, Philippines – In the Philippines, the Archdiocese of Manila began on Sunday the daily recitation of an “obligatory prayer” for national healing following the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. The prayer, called an oratio imperata in Latin, was issued by Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula. This came over a week after Duterte, 79, was arrested and then detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for alleged c…

Duterte supporters in Australia deface national flag with eagle design, imprints

(Updated 4:53 p.m.) Some supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte in Australia defaced an image of the Philippine flag by placing a graphic of an