Politics / His arrest by the ICC was a monumental step in prosecuting his bloody drug war. But it’s also the latest episode in a battle between the Philippines’ two political dynasties. Walden Bello ...

MANILA, Philippines — Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th president of the Philippines, rose to power in 2016 on a promise to eradicate crimes, particularly illegal drugs. A former Davao City mayor known ...

Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest is not just a matter of seeking justice—it is a stark reminder of our nation’s enduring vulnerability, both to internal divisions and external forces. It exposes the fragile ...

The arrest and transfer of Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) was certainly good news for the heavily beleaguered Court. But the price of getting Duterte could be ...

Atty Nicholas Kaufman said Duterte is being illegally detained. The former president is now being held in the detention ...

The former Philippine president’s crimes have finally caught up with him. But his war was never about the drugs ...

He had the mandate to be the 16th president and was proclaimed so by the 16th Congress. Duterte was the oldest person elected to the Philippine presidency at 71 years of age. He was the first local ...