Here's a copy of the order via @Jairo Bolledo-Rappler

Jairo, thanks for this. 👍️

HARRY ROQUE ARRESTED? NO INFORMATION YET.

Interior chief Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla says there's no confirmation yet on the reported arrest against Harry Roque. The Department of Justice also issues a similar statement.

"We have not received any official communication with respect to the alleged arrest of Harry Roque. Will update once we’ve received confirmation," DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez told reporters.

COURT ORDERS UNBLOCKING OF BULATLAT WEBSITE

A Quezon City court has ordered the unblocking of Bulatlat website in an order dated November 18, 2025. 

Judge Catherine Manodon voided the 2022 National Telecommunications Commission order that blocked the alternative news outlet’s website.

It’s a landmark decision because the judge said the blocking was a form of prior restraint. This is a practice barred by the 1987 Constitution because it restricts information before it could be even published. 

Roque's bubble in The Hague gets smaller

Harry Roque's asylum bid in The Hague has been referred to Austria, according to him. Under the European Union's Dublin Regulations, an asylum application is mainstreamed by determining the country that must decide. Among the factors considered is which country gave visa. In Roque's case, it was Austria. In June, when then Justice Secretary Remulla said that Roque's visa was denied, I asked Roque if he was instead just referred to Austria. He denied this.

But today, Roque confirmed to Duterte supporter and political vlogger Maharlika that the Netherlands had put him on a flight to Vienna, Austria under the Dublin rules. Roque explained that he was already on the plane when he was offloaded because of medical reasons. Roque said he had undergone two surgeries, one minor surgery just recently. Roque speculated that one other possible reason for his being offloaded was the apprehension of a "military-looking Filipino" who had been filming him on the plane.

So what's Roque's situation now?
An outstanding arrest warrant from a local court over his role in the Porac scam hub. A canceled passport as ordered by another court over the same case. An asylum application referred to Austria. But due to what occurred at the Amsterdam airport on November 25, Roque is stuck in the Netherlands for now. The Philippine government has requested the Interpol for a red notice. Netherlands is an Interpol member.

Thanks to Judge Catherine Manodon of a Quezon City court! 👍️

Roque's bubble gets smaller, kailan kaya "maBONGGO" yan? (Note: "BONGGO" is a derived word from the Visayan word, "BANGGA." It means not only a head-on collision between two objects as in "bangga", but it adds the resulting destruction of these two bodies and the consequent revelation of the materials of which they are made. It may not be precisely correct when used with a bubble, since it only needs a prick to burst, but it conveys significance and relevance. This is just my opinion.)

NEW TAX COMPLAINTS VS CONTRACTORS OVER BULACAN GHOST PROJECTS

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed fresh tax evasion complaints with the Department of Justice on Thursday, November 27, against two construction firms implicated in the multi-billion flood control corruption scandal.

The bureau filed two complaints for alleged violation of the National Internal Revenue Code against Sally Santos, proprietor of the controversial SYMS Construction Trading. The BIR also filed similar complaints against IM Construction Corporation and its corporate officers, including its president Roberto Tecson Imperio and treasurer Marie Jane Manalo Imperio.

NO INTERPOL RED NOTICE YET VS ROQUE

Department of the Interior and Local Government chief Jonvic Remulla tells Rappler that an Interpol Red Notice has yet to be issued against fugitive Harry Roque, who faces cases over his POGO links.

"It’s in the process of application. No news yet on the approval and dissemination," the interior chief said.

Once issued, a Red Notice would inform Interpol member-states about the pending warrant Roque. These countries, based on their own judgment, may also enforce the warrant based on the Interpol's notice.

DUTERTE WILL NOT BE PRESENT IN APPEALS HEARING

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will not be present in court later at the ICC when the appeals chamber issues its decision on interim release or temporary freedom.

The hearing, set to start 5:30pm Manila time on Friday, will end with a decision on his appeal on his interim release. The pre-trial chamber denied Duterte’s request for interim release, which the former president appealed.

If it’s denied, Duterte will continue to be detained. An appeal on jurisdiction is expected to be tackled next. But most urgent for victims and the prosecution is the decision on his fitness for trial, so the confirmation of charges can begin.

But if the appeal is granted, Duterte will be temporarily freed.

Duterte's appeals judgment on interim release is happening later! Who here will tune in?

Victims of Duterte's war on drugs and their support community watch the ICC appeals hearing live on Rodrigo Duterte's interim release request.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber will issue its decision on Friday, November 28, on the interim release request of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.

Watch the hearing live at 5:30 pm Manila time. @here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8larYiW6yMM

So far, it looks bad for the defense. Bases being discussed now tend to go toward the denial of the request. But it's not done yet. So we will continue listening.

Looks like it's really a denial for Duterte, Judge Carranza is reading out lists of how the defnese failed to dispute the earlier decision.

The ICC denied Duterte’s request for interim release but families of EJK victims have their eyes on something else. How long will they have to wait for the actual trial to start? @Lian Buan - Rappler spoke with them. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/duterte-drug-war-victims-families-wait-icc-trial/