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                    [Title] => Veteran journalist Philip Lustre posts bail on cyberlibel raps
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Lustre, 72, has posted bail amounting to P48,000 and was released on Saturday, October 24.

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Veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. was arrested during a Quezon City media forum over a Davao cyber libel case that his lawyer said he hadn't known about.

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ICC prosecutors are seeking to admit three additional witness accounts describing alleged orders, planning and payments linked to killings.

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During a status conference on Tuesday, Nicholls disputed the defense’s claims about the dataset, saying the prosecution separated deaths in police operations from other killings included in the larger collection of documents.

 

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ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti said 500 to 1,000 victims may participate in the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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The Philippine Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or simply the “Truth Commission,” aims to establish a definitive public record of the killings and related abuses during the drug war. 

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In a press briefing on Tuesday, May 26, Justice Secretary Frederrick Vida said that he has directed the issuance of a letter request asking Bondoc, who is also Dela Rosa’s lawyer, to provide the department with any information in his possession or available to him regarding the whereabouts or information leading to the location of Dela Rosa.

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In his concurring opinion, Caguioa said granting a temporary restraining order (TRO) or any injunctive relief to Dela Rosa would result in the coddling of those in power and allow impunity to continue.

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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the CIDG subpoena of Sen. Bato dela Rosa is the start of a broader accountability probe.

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Police investigators will subpoena Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa over drug war killings in Davao.

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Lustre, 72, has posted bail amounting to P48,000 and was released on Saturday, October 24.

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Veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. was arrested during a Quezon City media forum over a Davao cyber libel case that his lawyer said he hadn't known about.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-24 14:26:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/24/philiplustre-arrest_2026-10-24_14-26-30596_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2565415 [Title] => In new ICC request, prosecutors cite 'orders from above,' reward in Duterte case [Summary] =>

ICC prosecutors are seeking to admit three additional witness accounts describing alleged orders, planning and payments linked to killings.

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During a status conference on Tuesday, Nicholls disputed the defense’s claims about the dataset, saying the prosecution separated deaths in police operations from other killings included in the larger collection of documents.

 

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ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti said 500 to 1,000 victims may participate in the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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The Philippine Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or simply the “Truth Commission,” aims to establish a definitive public record of the killings and related abuses during the drug war. 

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In a press briefing on Tuesday, May 26, Justice Secretary Frederrick Vida said that he has directed the issuance of a letter request asking Bondoc, who is also Dela Rosa’s lawyer, to provide the department with any information in his possession or available to him regarding the whereabouts or information leading to the location of Dela Rosa.

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In his concurring opinion, Caguioa said granting a temporary restraining order (TRO) or any injunctive relief to Dela Rosa would result in the coddling of those in power and allow impunity to continue.

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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the CIDG subpoena of Sen. Bato dela Rosa is the start of a broader accountability probe.

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Police investigators will subpoena Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa over drug war killings in Davao.

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