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Former leader Duterte faces pre-trial ICC hearing

Former president Rodrigo Duterte (pic) faces a pre-trial hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over crimes against humanity allegedly committed as part of a brutal crackdown on drugs.

Sara Duterte faces fourth ouster bid over graft allegations

Vice-President and freshly declared presidential candidate Sara Duterte is facing a fourth impeachment case against her, documents show.

Duterte to run for president in 2028

VICE-PRESIDENT Sara Duterte has (pic) announced that she will run for president of the nation of 116 million in 2028.

Using Asia to cover his shady tracks

Newly released e-mails show that financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hired a team in the Philippines as early as 2010 to clean up online search results tied to his criminal past.

Senators named ICC co-perpetrators

Two of the country's sitting senators have been identified as "co-perpetrators" in the trial for crimes against humanity involving former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC), documents released by prosecutors show.

Third impeachment case filed against veep

Members of the Philippine clergy filed an impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte, the third to hit the country's vice-president in just over a week.

Nobel laureate named to UN’s AI panel

Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa is among 40 experts selected to serve on a United Nations AI panel, officials announced.

Panel dismisses Marcos impeachment complaints

The Philippine House justice committee said two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, accusing him of corruption, violating the constitution and betraying public trust, were lacking in substance.

Marcos impeachment weighed

THE country's lawmakers met to decide whether to advance impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who is alleged to have betrayed the public's trust, engaged in corruption, and violated the constitution.

Duterte faces impeachment

CIVIL society leaders and members of a left-wing coalition have filed impeachment complaints against Vice-Pre­si­dent Sara Duterte, restarting a process sidelined by the country's Supreme Court last year.