Analysis

Senator Bam Aquino asserted during a Senate caucus that Filipinos who committed crimes in the country should be prosecuted here. His statement sounded patriotic, even legally sound. However, in the context of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) action against former President Rodrigo Duterte and two senators reportedly named as โ€œco-perpetrators,โ€Continue Reading

Opinion

The arrest and immediate transfer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague last month marked a historic momentโ€”not just for the Philippines but for the international communityโ€™s evolving reckoning with impunity. But beneath the dramatic headlines lie a troubling question: was this a triumph of international justice, orContinue Reading