“[T]he Appeals Chamber rejects the Defence’s arguments concerning the principle of equality of arms, as well as Mr Duterte’s rights to a fair hearing and to a reasoned decision,” the ICC decision reads.
Five UN special rapporteurs said that journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church lay worker Marielle Domequil’s continued imprisonment is “deeply troubling,” as their petition for temporary liberty had been denied by a local court on the extra charge of terrorism financing.
Filipino activists trooped to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Manila on Thursday to express sympathies and solidarity for the more than a thousand killed by the ongoing US and Israel attack against the country.
With a projected P15/liter increase in diesel and P7/liter in gasoline prices starting Tuesday, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) demanded the removal of value added and excise taxes on petroleum products, warning of a runaway inflation should the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fail to swiftly act against oil price increases.
The Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives (HOR) of the Philippines voted the two remaining impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte are “sufficient in substance.”
In a petition posted in alumni group chats, Suntay’s fellow Bedans said his remarks are “diametrically opposed” to the school’s moral values.
Majority of those who want to return to the Philippines are from the United Arab Emirates (UAE): 586 from Dubai and 270 from the capital Abu Dhabi. Others seeking repatriation include 297 OFWs from Israel, 231 from Bahrain, 22 from Jordan, and 10 from Iran.
Legislators who endorsed the first complaint expressed “deep dismay” at the decision, however, accusing the HOR of surrendering its Constitutional authority to the Supreme Court that ruled against similar complaints last year on “mere technicalities.”
The shooting is at least 7,000 kilometers away from the Philippines but the war in West Asia is already impacting the country in dire ways. Filipinos are bracing for a series of significant price hikes on petroleum products as a direct result of the war in the region where its oil requirements come from.
Dozens of stranded Filipino tourists in Israel have sought assistance from the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, but authorities admitted it may prove difficult at the moment due to closures of airspaces in the region.
