The ICC’s Duterte case and the credibility crisis it now faces
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-02-28 03:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Philippines, Law & Courts, International Orgs, World News, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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THE confirmation-of-charges proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague rest on a foundational assumption: that the court’s investigation was impartial, independent, and insulated from political influence and interference by political actors in the Philippines. But recent developments now cast a long shadow over that premise.
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