LIVE: Duterte ICC Hearing – Confirmation of Charges (Feb 24)

DUTERTE'S ROLELOOK: The ICC prosecution highlights former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “essential” role in crimes against humanity.According to trial lawyer Robynne Croft, without his involvement, “the crimes in this case would not have been committed, or they would have been… pic.twitter.com/JIiww8yzFD

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International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial lawyer Edward Jeremy says former President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “PRRD list” was used by police to identify targets for operations, alleging that those named were frequently killed, turning the list into what he describes as a “dead… pic.twitter.com/W628VMX2qb

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WAR ON DRUGS POWER STRUCTURE LOOK: Prosecution lawyer Robynne Croft presented a chart showing how co-perpetrators allegedly controlled key agencies—the executive, police, PDEA, NBI, and DOJ—to ensure subordinates carried out violent crimes against alleged criminals. | 📷: ICC… pic.twitter.com/hSDdssbXuV

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DUTERTE’S CO-PERPETRATORSThe International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution names former President Rodrigo Duterte’s co-perpetrators during his mayoral period in Davao City and his presidential term. | 📷: ICC•⁠ ⁠Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/CgSLrZT8Wz•⁠… pic.twitter.com/RMhGQ348UJ

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International Criminal Court (ICC) trial lawyer Edward Jeremy says former president Rodrigo Duterte, as commander-in-chief of the Philippines, incited the crowd to take the life of someone else’s child, not for a proven crime, but for a suspected struggle with drug addiction.… pic.twitter.com/XwJQow8CRD

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5,823 INCIDENTSLOOK: The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution team presents a graph showing the geographical distribution of killings linked to the Philippines’ war on drugs, with at least 5,823 cases recorded from January 7, 2016 to March 18, 2019. | 📷: ICC•⁠… pic.twitter.com/mOvA20uTCp

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LOOK: The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution presents the systematic features of the Davao Death Squad (DDS) operations, with former President Rodrigo Duterte at the top. | 📷: ICC•⁠ ⁠Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/CgSLrZT8Wz•⁠ ⁠Watch our… pic.twitter.com/RwTpCigr0u

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‘TO NEUTRALIZE MEANT TO KILL’International Criminal Court (ICC) trial lawyer Edward Jeremy cites evidence that the use of the word “neutralization” in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s Oplan Tokhang means a kill order.•⁠ ⁠Follow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/vi82bQKKQc

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Live coverage of Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC hearing on February 24, 2026, with real-time updates and key courtroom moments.

‘THE POLICE OFTEN USED THE TERM NANLABAN’Trial lawyer Edward Jeremy explains how Oplan Tokhang operated, detailing how targets were identified, how weapons and drugs were planted at crime scenes, and how police reports repeatedly used the term “nanlaban” (“fought back”),… pic.twitter.com/14Wp7XC9bz

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Legal expert Ruben Carranza shares insights on the crimes against humanity case that former President Rodrigo Duterte faces at the ICC.

INQUIRER’s Kathleen de Villa reports from the ICC on the prosecution’s naming of former President Duterte’s drug war co-perpetrators.

INQUIRER.net’s Eric Mendoza reports on the mood of drug war victims’ kin at a second watch party for former President Duterte’s ICC hearing.

Live coverage of Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC hearing on February 24, 2026, with real-time updates and key courtroom moments.

'THE ONES WE HAD TO DO THE TOKHANG OPERATION ON HAD TO BE POOR'Trial lawyer Edward Jeremy discusses Project Tokhang under former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, and a witness’s statement claiming the operation targets the poor. | 📷: ICC•⁠ ⁠Follow our live… pic.twitter.com/Cv6wLqqAGD

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'THE DUTERTE LIST'LOOK: The prosecution team of the International Criminal Court presents an alleged list of “high-value targets” said to be linked to the drug trade, which were named by former president Rodrigo Duterte during his presidency.Senior Trial Lawyer Edward Jeremy… pic.twitter.com/Ous6nkTP52

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Prosecution continues its submissions on the merits on the charges against former Rodrigo Duterte on Day 2 of ICC confirmation of charges hearing on Tuesday, February 24.“Mr. Duterte campaigned for the presidency that on the basis that if elected, he would implement his Davao… pic.twitter.com/tqr4v1nVZf

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ICC DAY 2 BEGINSThe International Criminal Court begins the second day of its confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte. | 📷: ICC•⁠ ⁠Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/CgSLrZT8Wz•⁠ ⁠Watch our special coverage here:… pic.twitter.com/YD89WGpFxa

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‘INDIRECT DAHIL HINDI SIYA ANG NAG-PULL NG TRIGGER’Atty. Ruben Carranza explains the concept of the “indirect perpetrator,” which the International Criminal Court (ICC) has tagged former President Rodrigo Duterte with.“‘Indirect’ dahil hindi siya ang nagbaril. Hindi siya… pic.twitter.com/nXtgok8tO8

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LOOK: International law expert Rubin Carranza shares his views on the opening statements of the prosecutors and defense team during the confirmation of charges hearing for former President Rodrigo Duterte, which opened on Monday, Feb. 23.•⁠ ⁠Follow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/1fhECXnYrh

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Live coverage of Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC hearing on February 24, 2026, with real-time updates and key courtroom moments.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court is “historic,” Sen. Risa Hontiveros said.

Palace press officer Claire Castro said that Atty. Nicholas Kaufman, lead legal counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte, is relying on mere gossip.

MANILA, Philippines—As the confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte got underway before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, a misleading claim resurfaced online: that only 78 people were killed in Duterte’s war on drugs

The DILG has begun tracing the whereabouts of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged co-perpetrators in his ICC case, Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Tuesday.

The prosecution and the counsel for the victims told judges at ICC that former President Rodrigo Duterte had created “mini-Dutertes”.

Critics and supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte held their respective protest rallies in Manila.

Butuyan told ICC that the “plague of impunity” propagated by Duterte, through EJKs, has already reached migrant Filipinos overseas.

Norma Dollaga, the co-founder of Rise Up, a support group for families of EJK victims, was one of the several volunteers who translate.

One of the Filipino lawyers representing victims of Duterte’s drug war called on ICC to confirm the charges against the ex-chief executive.

ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls on Monday identified five of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s co-perpetrators.