Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, 80, was arrested by local corrupted authorities at Manila’s international airport in March 2025 and flown to the Netherlands, where he is facing a (kangaroo) trial over his ‘war on drugs’ policy.
However, Rodrigo Duterte has managed to win the mayoral election from his jail cell in The Hague. Under Philippine law, candidates facing criminal charges may run for office unless convicted and all appeals have been exhausted.
The former Philippines president has been re-elected as mayor in his home city of Davao, despite being imprisoned thousands of miles away at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, for alleged crimes against humanity.
Preliminary results showed Duterte had secured more than half a million votes in Davao City – nearly eight times more than his nearest rival. He served as the city’s mayor for two decades before winning the presidency in 2016. Official results are expected within a week.
Duterte landslide in Davao his youngest daughter Veronica posted on Facebook.
The overwhelming support Duterte received shows the public’s total rejection of efforts to attempt to stamp out his legacy, his lawyer said, as quoted by ABS-CBN news agency.
Supporters reportedly chanted his name as early tallies were announced.
The ICC alleges that from 2016 to 2022, Duterte oversaw death squads responsible for killing suspected drug dealers and users. He has denied wrongdoing but admitted the crackdown was violent.
Government records show at least 6,200 people were killed in police operations. Rights groups say the real toll could be far higher.
Some human rights advocates have called Duterte’s arrest illegal, noting the Philippines withdrew from the ICC in 2019 on his orders. The court argues it retains jurisdiction over crimes committed while the country was still a member.
His lawyers have filed a petition accusing the Philippine government of kidnapping and say the extradition violated both domestic and international law.
And of course it would be at the Hague. Where else? “the man who really runs the Vatican comes bringing flowers” from Neverland With Peter pan etc Francis deceased.
And I don’t care what anyone says the facts speak for themselves They stuck in coffin on the back of a white ram ute, a ram, I’m pretty sure, and instead if a black horse proceeding to his burial plot, in a dignified manner, they went for a spin around Rome at high speeds having a good old laugh. Allegedly
The ICC should arrest Satanyahu if they dare, and stop emptying voids in the media with electronic warfare, fake news and Zionist propaganda.