Duterte ICC Tracker
Ten years ago today: Day One, Year One of the Antidrug campaign
(Today, July 1, 2026, marks ten years since Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as president and, launched the “war on drugs” that would define his rule. Day One set the pattern: 39…
By M. Padilla·July 1, 2026
Duterte ICC Tracker
ICC Tracker: Two judges have no bias on Duterte case, says plenary of judges
Timeline of the International Criminal Court’s Investigation into the Crimes Against Humanity Charge Against Rodrigo Duterte. Compiled by TJ Burgonio, Rosmae Armeña and Reinnard…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·July 5, 2025
Drug War
Ang pag-umol kang Edgar Matobato
(Sheila Coronel’s “The Making of Edgar Matobato” was first published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism on 17 January 2025. This is its Cebuano translation).
By Sheila S Coronel·April 17, 2025
Drug War
Duterte’s ICC arrest is the first domino: Can new leaders rise in the power struggle ahead?
The Philippines has always struggled to hold presidents to account for abusing their power. The political division in the aftermath of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest…
By Carmela Fonbuena·April 11, 2025
Drug War
The lives lost to Duterte’s Drug War
The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for former President Rodrigo Duterte over crimes against humanity is based on evidence related to the killings…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·April 10, 2025
Bangsamoro
Pro-Duterte disinformation distorts peace situation in Mindanao
In the days following Rodrigo Duterte's arrest, numerous social media pages falsely claimed that former separatist groups were mobilizing in his support, using unrelated videos of…
By Guinevere Latoza·March 30, 2025
Drug War
Rodrigo Duterte arrested, placed in ICC custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity
The former president was arrested at a Manila airport and flown out of the country on a chartered plane going to The Hague, where the ICC is based.
By Tj Burgonio·March 13, 2025
Drug War
‘Crimes against humanity.’ The violence of Duterte’s drug war — in photos
Few photojournalists covered former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs as extensively as Vincent Go. In this photo essay, he collaborates with the…
By Vincent Go·March 12, 2025
Data
MAP: Drug-related killings under the Duterte admin were carried out nationwide
There were at least 3,017 drug-related killings during the first three and a half years of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, data collected by Dahas Project shows…
By Guinevere Latoza·March 11, 2025
Courts, law and justice
Q&A: The International Criminal Court Goes After Duterte’s Drug War
Officials in The Hague have announced a formal investigation into alleged state crimes committed as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s aggressive counter-narcotics campaign in the…
By Georgi Engelbrecht International Crisis Group Senior Analyst·September 21, 2021
