International Criminal Court (ICC) representatives should not be allowed to enter the country to investigate former President Rodrigo Duterte, says senatorial aspirant Luis “Chavit”

As the rift between the families of President Ferdinand Marcos and former president Rodrigo Duterte deepened, social media posts falsely claimed the archipelago nation's leader had appealed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to jail his predecessor.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the International Criminal Court (ICC) should 'hurry up' with its probe of his war on drugs, remaining firm in his defense of the brutal campaign as he said the investigation should start immediately.

Senate President Chiz Escudero is certain Senator Bato dela Rosa won't agree with former President Rodrigo Duterte's call for the ICC to hasten its probe into the drug war.

The government will not stop Duterte from surrendering himself or cooperating with the ICC— but neither will the government help him.

Malacañang on Wednesday said it would not stand in the way of former President Rodrigo Duterte should he decide to surrender himself to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates his six-year antinarcotics crackdown that left thousands dead.

While President Marcos reiterated that his administration will not cooperate with any International Criminal Court (ICC)-initiated investigation on former president Rodrigo Duterte, he stressed that the Philippines has to live up to its obligations to Interpol once the ICC seeks the latter's intervention.

Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to his successor Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. after the departure honors for Duterte at the Malacañang Palace in Manila on June 30, 2022. Arman Baylon, Presidential Photo/File MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

President Bongbong Marcos reiterates that the Philippines would not cooperate with the International Criminal Court if it were to investigate the previous administration's anti-drug campaign.