Intervention by the International Criminal Court (ICC) violates Philippine sovereignty, according to the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who argued that allegations of crimes related to the war on drugs should be handled domestically rather than before an international court. They maintained that the Philippines, as a sovereign

MANILA – All power grids across the country are under normal conditions, but the risk of a yellow alert remains should another major power plant outage occur, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In an advisory on Thursday morning, the grid operator said conditions in the Visayas grid have improved following the return

MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Thursday said they have received information that ex-congressman Mike Defensor bribed the “18 ex-Marines” P5 million each to supposedly testify as “bagmen” for former congressman Elizaldy Co. Matibag on a press conference Thursday said that a relative of one of the 18 alleged

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday released the mugshots of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan, and their three co-accused in the plunder and graft cases stemming from the flood control corruption scandal. The PNP has blurred their faces. READ: CIDG NCR: No detainee shirt fit