Both the Marcos and Duterte camps are actively promoting self-serving narratives about the ex-leader’s extradition to The Hague.

Three years ago, the most powerful political families in the Philippines joined hands to secure the nation's biggest election victory in four decades. Now they are locked in a feud that threatens to derail one of Asia's economic growth stars.

International Criminal Court is investigating alleged crimes against humanity over drugs crackdown when Duterte was president.

Rodrigo Duterte previously insisted that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines, since he pulled the country out of the tribunal in 2019, three years after it took note of the drug war's rising death toll.

The police custody of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte upon an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him has again exposed the growing rift between two of the country's most influential political dynasties, analysts said.

An unannounced trip by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Hong Kong has set off speculations that he may be trying to evade a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court ov

Duterte will be taken to a coastal detention unit near The Hague where several infamous war crimes suspects were held.

I said this already, that I will protect you, and I will be responsible for everything," Duterte said. His remarks were his first since being put on a plane to The Hague. Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his "war on drugs" in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed.

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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been turned over to the custody of the International Criminal Court