The political drama has engulfed the archipelago for months, pitting the ruling Marcos against the camp of Duterte’s daughter and current Vice President Sara Duterte as the ICC pursues accountability for a drug crackdown that killed thousands.

Efforts to arrest a Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court on a charge of murder as a crime against humanity have led to a burst of gunfire and a standoff…

Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest