A Palace official has accused the legal counsel of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Nicholas Kaufman, of being delusional for accusing President Ferdinand Marcos of conspiring to "neutralize" the former by secretly supporting his prosecution before the  International Criminal Court (ICC).

Judges at the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday opened a confirmation of charges hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send him to trial on alleged crimes against humanity linked to killings during the country’s so-called “war on drugs”.

The International Criminal Court has started pretrial hearings on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.

The protests are a sign of the Philippine ex-leader’s ongoing influence, even as he faces a possible trial for the deaths of thousands during his war on drugs.

RODRIGO Duterte personally authorised murders and hand-picked some of the victims of his "war on drugs", the International Criminal Court heard, as proceedings against the former president kicked off.

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel on Monday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “return” the ex-chief executive back to his family and the Filipino people.

More than 500 victims have been granted participation rights as judges assess whether there are substantial grounds to proceed to trial.

Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son's tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist. "If Duterte committed a wrongdoing... he