#InvestigateDuterte is TheDefiant.net’s campaign to bring former President Rodrigo Duterte and his cohorts to justice for the crimes against humanity they committed while in government.
What transpired on 11 March 2025 was something few thought possible. Former president Rodrigo Duterte was finally arrested by the Interpol on charges of crimes against humanity by the International… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte was afforded something his victims were not — due process"
Since lawyer Jude Sabio filed a complaint against then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity in 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has become a household name in… Continue reading "Why Rodrigo Duterte needs to face justice"
Not long after her much-publicized meltdown over the weekend, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has issued a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte over her statement that she contracted… Continue reading "The Duterte crime family and their supporters must be arrested for inciting to sedition"
Since August, the House of Representatives (HoR) has convened a joint panel to examine human rights abuses committed by the police during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”. Initially,… Continue reading "Enough with the Congressional hearings, it’s time to bring Rodrigo Duterte to the Dept of Justice"
When Rodrigo Duterte campaigned during the 2016 presidential elections, he vowed to kill “as many as 100,000 people” in his crackdown on illegal drugs. Many dismissed that as mere campaign… Continue reading "There should be no question now that crimes against humanity occurred during Duterte’s war on drugs"
“A fish often gets caught by its mouth,” so goes the age-old adage. What this saying conveys is that a person often gets caught in their misdeeds by something he… Continue reading "Why Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters have no reason to celebrate about his Senate inquiry appearance"
After seven years in self-imposed exile in the United States, former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog returned to the Philippines this month. The ex-local government official was slapped with… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte used his ‘War on Drugs’ to go after political rivals"
As authorities continue their search for fugitive cult leader Apollo Quiboloy, his close ally and former president Rodrigo Duterte has divulged that he knows where the wanted child sex trafficker… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte should be arrested for harbouring and protecting Apollo Quiboloy"
Having been cleared of her third and final fabricated narcotics case, former senator and prominent Duterte critic – Leila de Lima – has at last regained her unconditional freedom. The… Continue reading "Leila de Lima free at last; her mission now is to bring Duterte and his minions to justice for falsely imprisoning her"
In the wee hours of March 7, 2021, combined police and military elements forcibly entered the residence of activist couple Chai and Ariel Evangelista in Nasugbu, Batangas. State authorities had… Continue reading "Rodrigo Duterte is a hypocrite for crying about “police brutality” and “lack of due process”"
