MANILA, April 4 — The families of Philippine drug war victims who say they have been targeted by a "coordinated" campaign of online harassment urged law enforcers today to investigate the attacks and identify those responsible to help them pursue legal action.

MANILA, March 21 — The Malacañang Palace has expressed its appreciation to the Philippine Senate for conducting a hearing on the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying it has helped clarify key legal matters for the public.

MANILA, March 20 — The Philippines remains an independent nation, the Malacañan Palace said today, rejecting claims that it has surrendered its sovereignty following former president Rodrigo Duterte’s transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

THE HAGUE, March 13 — Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his "war on drugs" as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged crimes against humanity, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

MANILA, March 13 — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's ‘war on drugs’, in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court.

ROTTERDAM, March 13 — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court yesterday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his ‘war on drugs’ in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed.

ROTTERDAM, March 12 — A plane taking former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court over murder charges was headed for Rotterdam on Wednesday in a move hailed by families of victims of his "war on drugs" as giving them hope for justice.

MANILA, March 12 — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte could face up to 30 years or life imprisonment if convicted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his controversial war on drugs, said the presidential Malacañang Palace today.

MANILA, March 12 — Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte was sent to The Hague yesterday hours after he was arrested in Manila at the request of the International Criminal Court as part of its probe into a "war on drugs" that defined his presidency.

MANILA, March 11 — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila's main airport today, the government said.

HONG KONG/MANILA, March 10 — Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte said in Hong Kong he is ready for possible arrest amid reports the International Criminal Court (ICC) was poised to issue a warrant over his years-long “war on drugs” that killed thousands.

MANILA, Feb 11 — Campaigning for the Philippines' midterm elections kicked off on Tuesday against a fractured political backdrop, heightened by a high-profile row among warring elites that culminated in last week's impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

MANILA, Jan 23 — The Philippines has signalled a softened stance towards an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into thousands of killings in a “war on drugs”, a probe activists hope will see popular ex-president Rodrigo Duterte face charges of crimes against humanity.

MANILA, Dec 2 — An impeachment complaint was filed today against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on allegations of corruption, breach of public trust and other constitutional violations, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

MANILA, Nov 27 — The Philippines' embattled vice president has accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr today of seeking to remove her from office after the national police filed a formal complaint accusing her of assault and coercion.

MANILA, Nov 25 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has vowed to fight back against what he called reckless and troubling threats against him, speaking out after his estranged vice president said he would be assassinated if she herself were killed.

MANILA, Nov 13 — The Philippine government said today it will not stand in the way if former president Rodrigo Duterte wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and would be obliged to comply if his arrest was sought over his war on drugs.

MANILA, Oct 28 — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed a "death squad" existed under his watch to control crime when he was Davao City mayor, but gave conflicting accounts of its makeup, first saying it was run by police officers, then by gangsters.

MANILA — The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States (US), Philippines, and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, said Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

MANILA, Feb 2 — The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift which threatens Marcos's reform agenda and risks fuelling instability.