If a prison cell can’t stop criminals from plotting and ordering the murder of another person, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said death penalty may be the only way to prevent the killing of innocent persons like broadcaster Percy Lapid.
Cambodia’s UN-backed court set up to try Khmer Rouge leaders finishes its work this week, ending a 16-year process that has helped national reconciliation but brought only limited solace to survivors of the genocidal regime.
The Philippine government wants the International Criminal Court to junk the resumption of an inquiry into the controversial drug war due to lack of jurisdiction over the country’s situation.
The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is currently investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed by then president Rodrigo Duterte in his campaign against illegal drugs, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted Sunday with the discovery of mass graves and corpses in streets near Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky directly blamed leaders in Moscow for the “torture” and “killings” of civilians.
The government’s failure to address the Philippines’ “sinking economy” immediately could create more serious consequences, including increase in crimes, extreme poverty, hunger, joblessness, Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon warned on Tuesday.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson pushed Wednesday for the passage of an updated bill that allows wiretapping for selected heinous crimes, including drug-related offenses.
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas has proposed to install mobile phone jammers inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City to prevent convicted drug lords from
