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February 27, 2026
Did ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s actions merit an ICC trial? Here is how the prosecution, the victims’ representatives, and the defence are presenting their cases during the pre-trial at the International Criminal Court. Report compiled by Rappler. By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila The confirmation of charges hearings at the International Criminal Court (ICC) kicked off on ... <a title="Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say about the drug war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/dutertes-icc-pre-trial-in-the-hague-what-prosecution-victims-defence-say-about-the-drug-war/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say about the drug war">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Aotearoa Philippines Solidarity national assembly has condemned the National Party-led Coalition government in New Zealand over signing a “deplorable” visiting forces agreement with the Philippine government “Given the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ appalling human rights record and continuing attacks on activists in the Philippines, it is deplorable for the New ... <a title="Philippine advocacy group condemns NZ military pact with Manila, rejects election violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/11/philippine-advocacy-group-condemns-nz-military-pact-with-manila-rejects-election-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine advocacy group condemns NZ military pact with Manila, rejects election violence">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Dozens of Filipinos and supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand came together in a Black Friday vigil and Rally for Justice in the heart of two cities tonight — Auckland and Christchurch. They celebrated the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month to face trial ... <a title="Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to end impunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/29/filipino-activists-praise-arrest-of-ex-president-duterte-as-first-step-to-end-impunity/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to end impunity">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has recalled that 20 journalists were killed during the six-year Philippines presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, a regime marked by fierce repression of the press. Former president Duterte was arrested earlier this week as part of an International Criminal Court investigation into crimes against ... <a title="Former Filipino president Duterte’s arrest by the ICC – 20 journalists killed during his presidency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/former-filipino-president-dutertes-arrest-by-the-icc-20-journalists-killed-during-his-presidency/" aria-label="Read more about Former Filipino president Duterte’s arrest by the ICC – 20 journalists killed during his presidency">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has recalled that 20 journalists were killed during the six-year Philippines presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, a regime marked by fierce repression of the press. Former president Duterte was arrested earlier this week as part of an International Criminal Court investigation into crimes against ... <a title="Former Filipino Duterte’s arrest by the ICC – 20 journalists killed during his presidency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/16/former-filipino-dutertes-arrest-by-the-icc-20-journalists-killed-during-his-presidency/" aria-label="Read more about Former Filipino Duterte’s arrest by the ICC – 20 journalists killed during his presidency">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealand-based Filipino solidarity network has welcomed the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte by Interpol on charges of crimes against humanity on a warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “We congratulate the human rights activists — both from the Philippines and around the world — who held the ... <a title="NZ Filipino group praises arrest of Duterte over ‘fake drug war’ on poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/nz-filipino-group-praises-arrest-of-duterte-over-fake-drug-war-on-poor/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Filipino group praises arrest of Duterte over ‘fake drug war’ on poor">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila Paolo* was just 15 years old when he witnessed the Philippine National Police (PNP) mercilessly kill his father in 2016. Nearly nine years later, the scales are shifting as Rodrigo Duterte, the man who unleashed death upon his family and thousands of others, now faces the weight of justice before ... <a title="Drug war victims’ families celebrate Duterte’s arrest, vow to keep fighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/drug-war-victims-families-celebrate-dutertes-arrest-vow-to-keep-fighting/" aria-label="Read more about Drug war victims’ families celebrate Duterte’s arrest, vow to keep fighting">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
By Ria de Borja in Manila For 30 years, Filipino journalist Manny “Bok” Mogato covered the police and defence rounds, and everything from politics to foreign relations, sports, and entertainment, eventually bagging one of journalism’s top prizes — the Pulitzer in 2018, for his reporting on Duterte’s drug war along with two other Reuters correspondents, ... <a title="‘In my early days, I was reckless,’ says Pultizer winner Manny Mogato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/in-my-early-days-i-was-reckless-says-pultizer-winner-manny-mogato/" aria-label="Read more about ‘In my early days, I was reckless,’ says Pultizer winner Manny Mogato">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Gerard Carreon in Manila An appeals court has struck down a 2018 government order that sought to shut down Rappler, an online Philippine news site celebrated for its critical coverage of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs” that left thousands dead. The Court of Appeals (CA) Special 7th Division, in a ruling ... <a title="Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/philippine-court-strikes-down-order-to-shut-online-news-site-rappler/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
Pacific Media Watch The #HoldTheLine Coalition has urged President Marcos of the Philippines to end persecution of journalists and independent media by dropping all charges against Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate Maria Ressa and her co-accused. This week, the Philippine Court of Appeals rejected Ressa’s motion for a reconsideration of her 2020 conviction on a trumped-up ... <a title="Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/keep-maria-ressa-out-of-jail-holdtheline-tells-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Radio broadcaster Federico “Ding” Gempesaw has been shot and killed in broad daylight in front of his home in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, reports the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). The IFJ and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), condemn the murder and urge ... <a title="Assassins gun down Philippine broadcaster outside home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/24/assassins-gun-down-philippine-broadcaster-outside-home/" aria-label="Read more about Assassins gun down Philippine broadcaster outside home">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
EDITORIAL: By the Rappler team We will continue bringing you the news, holding the powerful to account for their actions and decisions, calling attention to government lapses that further disempower the disadvantaged. We will hold the line. Dear readers and viewers, We thought this day would never come, even as we were warned in the ... <a title="Stand with Rappler, defend press freedom in Philippines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/stand-with-rappler-defend-press-freedom-in-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about Stand with Rappler, defend press freedom in Philippines">Read more</a>
