Philippine Senate launches probe of Duterte's ICC arrest

How the US bankrolled Duterte's alleged crimes against humanity

Last Tuesday, former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila and taken to the Hague, where he will be tried for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court. From 2016-2022, Duterte’s government carried out a campaign of mass killings of suspected drug users. It’s estimated that 27,000 people, most of them poor and indigent, were executed without trial by police officers and vigilantes at his behest. Ch…

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Rodrigo Duterte finished his single permitted term as Philippines president in 2022, leaving 30,000 police murders in his wake and a popular approval rating at 88 per cent.

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Supporters of the former president have slammed the move by Manila to allow Duterte’s transfer to The Hague, calling it a ‘kidnapping’.

Bacolod police vow to remain apolitical

BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said they remain apolitical amid the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte over alleged crimes against humanity.CORONICA (Glazyl Masculino)“Under my watch, I see to it that the Bacolod police remain apolitical,” Coronica said on Tuesday.Coronica advised personnel to avoid engaging in political issues and commenting on Duterte’s arrest.He urged them to keep any personal s…