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                    [Title] => Duterte defense asks ICC to drop two witnesses, calls their accounts hearsay
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Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court to remove two prosecution witnesses from his case, arguing that what they claim to know about his drug war comes mostly from rumor and hearsay.

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In a motion filed under Rule 68(3) of the ICC Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Office of the Prosecutor requested authorization to introduce the prior recorded statements, interview transcripts, and associated case materials of four key witnesses into the official court record.

[DatePublished] => 2026-11-04 11:57:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/27/5duterte-icc_2026-02-27_23-06-52196_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558656 [Title] => Cordillera People’s Alliance leaders ask Court of Appeals to remove terrorist tag [Summary] =>

The appellants—Windel Bolinget, Sarah Abellon-Alikes, Jennifer Awingan-Taggaoa, and Stephen A. Tauli—are seeking to overturn an April 30, 2026 decision by the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 78, which denied their petition to invalidate the designation under the Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL). 

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Gun owners who live with minors would have to lock their firearms in tamper-resistant safes or face liability and the loss of their licenses, under a House bill filed in response to the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-16 17:17:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/23/tacloban-school-shooting_2026-06-23_08-52-51802_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2542084 [Title] => American biologist who fought for PH marine conservation shot dead [Summary] =>

An American marine biologist whose research crowned the Philippines as the center of global marine biodiversity was shot dead inside his home in Negros Oriental on Sunday night, July 12. 

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A Nueva Vizcaya court dismissed the case against Bayombong Bishop Jose Mangalinao and other environmental defenders opposing a mining exploration project.

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The presiding judge of the International Criminal Court's Trial Chamber III has told lawyers in the trial of former former President Rodrigo Duterte to argue the case in court rather than in the media.

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Bayombong Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao rejected claims that the diocese's role in a Kasibu mining dispute is adversarial.

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The Philippines lost its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, June 3, defeated by Kyrgyzstan after four rounds of voting in the General Assembly. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-04 04:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/04/image770x420cropped_2026-06-04_03-48-1639_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2530920 [Title] => LIVE: ICC sets schedule, protocols of Rodrigo Duterte trial [Summary] =>

The court is expected to take up the trial commencement date and pre-trial deadlines first.

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                    [Title] => Duterte defense asks ICC to drop two witnesses, calls their accounts hearsay
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Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court to remove two prosecution witnesses from his case, arguing that what they claim to know about his drug war comes mostly from rumor and hearsay.

[DatePublished] => 2026-11-10 12:16:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/12/peter-haynes-international-criminal-court-bar_2026-05-12_19-15-45_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2567812 [Title] => Prosecutors asks ICC to admit testimonies detailing police’s ‘modus operandi’ [Summary] =>

In a motion filed under Rule 68(3) of the ICC Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Office of the Prosecutor requested authorization to introduce the prior recorded statements, interview transcripts, and associated case materials of four key witnesses into the official court record.

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The appellants—Windel Bolinget, Sarah Abellon-Alikes, Jennifer Awingan-Taggaoa, and Stephen A. Tauli—are seeking to overturn an April 30, 2026 decision by the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 78, which denied their petition to invalidate the designation under the Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL). 

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Gun owners who live with minors would have to lock their firearms in tamper-resistant safes or face liability and the loss of their licenses, under a House bill filed in response to the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-16 17:17:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/23/tacloban-school-shooting_2026-06-23_08-52-51802_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2542084 [Title] => American biologist who fought for PH marine conservation shot dead [Summary] =>

An American marine biologist whose research crowned the Philippines as the center of global marine biodiversity was shot dead inside his home in Negros Oriental on Sunday night, July 12. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-14 10:50:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/14/kent-carpenter-27-1_2026-07-14_10-46-17284_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2537550 [Title] => Court dismisses case vs Bayombong bishop, anti-mining advocates [Summary] =>

A Nueva Vizcaya court dismissed the case against Bayombong Bishop Jose Mangalinao and other environmental defenders opposing a mining exploration project.

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The presiding judge of the International Criminal Court's Trial Chamber III has told lawyers in the trial of former former President Rodrigo Duterte to argue the case in court rather than in the media.

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Bayombong Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao rejected claims that the diocese's role in a Kasibu mining dispute is adversarial.

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The Philippines lost its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, June 3, defeated by Kyrgyzstan after four rounds of voting in the General Assembly. 

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The court is expected to take up the trial commencement date and pre-trial deadlines first.

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