After former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested for his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), rumors online began circulating that many soldiers had resigned in protest over the situation.
The Facebook page “Die Hard Rodrigo Roa Duterte Fans” posted on March 13, 2025 that former President Rodrigo Duterte was hospitalized after his detention in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and claims that the Marcos Jr. administration and ICC are conspiring to kill the former president.
Duterte's lawyer to the ICC, British-Israeli attorney Nicholas Kaufman, told reporters in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday, April 1, that Duterte's family asked him to tell their supporters “that the judicial process must be respected.”
The news community mourns the death of Julie Alipala, journalist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer known for her conflict reporting and press freedom advocacy, who died of complications from endometrial cancer on Thursday April 3 in Zamboanga City.
Until now, I cannot fully fathom the fact that educators can be red taggers and purveyors of false information, fueling impunity, fanaticism, disinformation, and hyperpartisan politics within academic spaces.