In response to reports that former police chief Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa has fled the Senate building allowing him to evade an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, Ritz Lee Santos III, Section Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said:
The Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC) strongly opposes the protective custody reportedly extended by the Philippine Senate to Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. We call on Philippine authorities to immediately arrest Senator dela Rosa and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Following the confirmation of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for former Philippines National Police (PNP) Chief, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, Ritz Lee Santos III, Section Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said:
The Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC) highly welcomes the recent double win for victims of the drug war in two separate decisions at the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Appeals Chamber of the ICC, by a majority vote, affirmed jurisdiction over the case against Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 22. Today, the Pre-Trial Chamber I concluded that there are substantial grounds to believe that former Philippine President Duterte is responsible for the crimes against humanity of murder and attempted murder pursuant to Article 7 (1)(a) of the Rome Statute. These are very significant steps forward in the pursuit of truth and accountability for the alleged crimes against humanity committed in the context of the Philippines’ so-called “war on drugs.”
Responding to the International Criminal Court confirming all crimes against humanity charges against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, paving the way for full trial proceedings, the Director of Amnesty International Philippines, Ritz Lee Santos III, said:
Ahead of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday 23 February, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said:
Responding to the news of ICC’s appointment legal representatives for the victim of the “war on drugs”, PCICC Co-Chairpersons, Atty. Arpee Santiago and Dr. Aurora Parong, said:
Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC)
Inaresto noong 11 Marso 2025 si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa bisa ng arrest warrant mula sa International Criminal Court (ICC), para sa crime against humanity o krimen laban sa sangkatauhan na pagpatay.
The conviction of a Police Colonel Dante Lubos who killed Ryan Dave Almora in his home in 2016 in the context of the drug war is a welcome development, though it came 9 years after the crime was committed. Convictions remain limited to a few cases, with no one so far involving killings in Visayas and Mindanao.
The Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC) expresses its strong opposition and grave concern over any proposal or consideration for the interim release of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who remains under active investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity arising from the thousands of killings perpetrated during the so-called “war on drugs.”
Responding to former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s scheduled first appearance at the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International’s Southeast Asia Researcher Rachel Chhoa-Howard said: