MANILA, Philippines – It was a double whammy for the Dutertes on April 22.
At the House of Representatives, the third impeachment hearing against Vice President Sara Duterte put long-circulating claims of vast wealth under scrutiny. Lawmakers examined billions of pesos in bank transactions — figures that appeared to far exceed her SALN declarations.
Over at The Hague, Netherlands, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber denied former president Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal to dismiss the crimes against humanity case against him on the basis of jurisdiction.
On April 23, the ICC’s pre-trial chamber confirmed all the charges against Duterte. Charges against the former strongman include three counts of crimes against humanity of murder, covering 49 incidents of killings and 78 victims.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he would indefinitely extend the ceasefire with Iran to allow for further peace talks, although it was not clear on April 22 if Iran or Israel, the US ally in the two-month war, would agree.
Trump said in a statement on social media that the US had agreed to a request by Pakistani mediators “to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal…and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”
Catch more stories in these photos from the week that was:
An Honor Lightning humanoid robot crosses the finish line, winning the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, on April 19, 2026. PHOTO BY MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Veterans with the group About Face perform a flag-folding ceremony as they protest against the Iran war, in the Cannon House Office Building Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2026. PHOTO BY KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
Members of Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13 gang, attend an open hearing by El Salvador prosecutors against 486 members of the gang, who are accused of more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on April 20, 2026. PHOTO FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
A resident carries belongings down the stairs after retrieving personal items from her flat at Wang Fuk Court during her first visit following a deadly fire in 2025, in Hong Kong, on April 20, 2026. PHOTO BY TYRONE SIU/REUTERS
Valentyna Ananenko, wife of Oleksii Ananenko, a Hero of Ukraine for his role in a 1986 mission beneath the fourth Chornobyl NPP reactor, visits the burnt-out apartment of her neighbor, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2026. PHOTO BY ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS
A reveller smokes cannabis at the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver, Colorado, on April 20, 2026. PHOTO BY CHENEY ORR/REUTERS
Students walk toward their classroom at GEMS Al Barsha National School, with safety measures in focus as institutions implement protocols to ensure a safe and smooth transition back to classrooms in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 21, 2026. PHOTO BY RULA ROUHANA/REUTERS
The Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, the Princess of Wales, the Prince of Wales, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal, the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra, and the Duchess of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, in London, Britain, on April 21, 2026. PHOTO BY AARON CHOWN/PA WIRE VIA REUTERS
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt attend the ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ European premiere in London, Britain, on April 22, 2026. PHOTO BY JACK TAYLOR/REUTERS
Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Charlie Mendoza signs the taped part of the box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte on April 22, 2026, as the House justice committee defers a decision on opening the box. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Families and relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings, and human rights advocates rejoice over the International Criminal Court’s decision, during a livestream watch of the ICC proceedings at UP Diliman in Quezon City on April 22, 2026. PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER
A mural of Elon Musk during sunset near Starbase as SpaceX prepares to file for an initial public offering in Texas, on April 22, 2026. PHOTO BY CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS
A satellite image shows a fleet of small boats at sea, north of the Strait of Hormuz near the Kargan coast, Iran, on April 22, 2026. PHOTO FROM EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
Smoke rises from a village in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army operates in it as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on April 23, 2026. PHOTO BY GIL ELIYAHU/REUTERS
Flowers are thrown over the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22, as mourners carry it during her funeral in Baisariyeh, Lebanon, on April 23, 2026. PHOTO BY AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS
Travis Smith, who was diagnosed with the OTOF mutation and received Regeneron’s experimental therapy at 18 months as part of a clinical trial, lies on the floor while US President Donald Trump participates in a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2026. PHOTO BY KYLIE COOPER/REUTERS
A custom-made Swarovski crystal glove worn on stage by Michael Jackson during his ‘Bad’ world tour is displayed before the auction of a collection dedicated to Michael Jackson at the Aguttes auction house in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, on April 23, 2026. PHOTO BY SARAH MEYSSONNIER/REUTERS
Maura Higgins attends the TIME100 gala, celebrating the magazine’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, in New York City, on April 23, 2026. PHOTO BY ADAM GRAY/REUTERS
Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria, on April 24, 2026. PHOTO BY ORHAN QEREMAN/REUTERS
A woman walks out of a tent with the image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, inside a school used as a temporary shelter for displaced people in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 24, 2026. PHOTO BY MARKO DJURICA/REUTERS
– with reports from Reuters/Rappler.com
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