Rodrigo Duterte, former president, is now under police custody
Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte speaks inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organized by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers for the former populist president in Hong Kong on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines — Rodrigo Duterte, former president, is now under police custody.
This was confirmed by Senator Bong Go to reporters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday morning.
“Nasa PNP na po,” Go told reporters of Duterte.
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Former labor chief Silvestre Bello III, who accompanied Go, said Duterte is now at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
“Yun ang sabi sa akin ni (PNP chief) General Marbil,” Bello told reporters when asked if Duterte is now in Camp Crame.
Bello also said a “document” was served to Duterte, but it could not yet be determined if it’s a warrant of arrest.
Duterte was the chief architect of the bloody drug war waged during his tenure as the country’s Chief Executive and as mayor of Davao City.
According to official government data, at least 6,000 people were killed under his presidency’s drug war.
However, human rights watchdogs and the International Criminal Court estimate the death toll to be between 12,000 and 30,000 from 2016 to 2019 alone, noting that many of these deaths were extrajudicial killings.
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