Overview

• Duterte faces three crimes against humanity counts covering 76 alleged murders detailed in a charging document released overnight by the court.
• The filing attributes 19 killings to orders during his tenure as Davao mayor from 2013 to 2016 and 57 more nationwide from 2016 to 2019.
• The court describes use of Davao police and hired gunmen, and cites a list of high‑value targets that offered cash incentives to officers.
• Judges postponed the confirmation hearing on September 8 after his lawyers argued he is unfit for trial, with proceedings to resume if he is deemed competent.
• The former president was surrendered to The Hague on March 12 after an arrest warrant, made his first appearance two days later, and the prosecution says its evidence for the hearing is already submitted.