MANILA, Philippines – On March 11, former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte is currently in ICC custody at The Hague, Netherlands, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity in relation to his bloody war on drugs. Duterte is the first Asian former head of state to get arrested by an international tribunal.
On Friday, March 14, the ICC held an initial hearing to inform Duterte, who appeared via video, of his rights as a defendant and alleged crimes committed as stipulated in his arrest warrant. Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing will be held on September 23.
Victims of the drug war, advocates, and critics of Duterte laud the arrest as a “day of reckoning,” remembering the thousands who were slain during the former president’s administration. Meanwhile, Duterte’s supporters are in overdrive as they hold prayer rallies all over the country and exploit Facebook with paid ads and coordinated behavior to manipulate discourse online.
Here are some Rappler stories you can read on Duterte’s ICC arrest, what it means, and what happens next.
The arrest
- LIVE UPDATES: Rodrigo Duterte arrested over ICC case
- Ex-president Rodrigo Duterte arrested over crimes against humanity
- Duterte arrives in the Netherlands to face International Criminal Court
- DOCUMENT: ICC arrest warrant against Rodrigo Duterte
- SPECIAL COVERAGE: The arrest of Rodrigo Duterte
- SPECIAL COVERAGE: Rodrigo Duterte in ICC custody – What’s next?
Reactions
- ‘Critical step’: Duterte arrest brings drug war victims, families closer to justice
- ‘Day of reckoning’: Politicians react to Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest over ICC drug war case
- Drug war victims’ families celebrate Duterte’s arrest, vow to keep fighting
- With Duterte detained, drug war widow grieves that life is never the same
- CHR: All those involved in Duterte’s drug war must be held responsible
- Sara Duterte decries father’s arrest as ‘oppression, persecution’
- Senator Imee wants probe into Marcos admin’s arrest, ICC turnover of Duterte
- China spokesperson on Duterte arrest: ICC should ‘not follow double standards’
- Archbishop Villegas on Duterte-ICC saga: It’s not God’s will that we are divided
- ‘What goes around comes around’: Netizens react to Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest
- Facebook users on unfriending spree after Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest
- IN PHOTOS: Pro-Duterte prayer rally at Liwasang Bonifacio
- PANOORIN: Mga sigaw at luha para kay ‘Tatay Digong’
Explainers, analyses
- Rappler Talk: Behind the scenes of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest
- Inside story: Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC arrest
- Still confused? Answering the most common questions about Duterte’s ICC arrest
- ICC warrant: Rodrigo Duterte used DDS, law enforcers to kill ‘criminals’
- What is the International Criminal Court that prompted Duterte’s arrest?
- Things to know about Interpol
- Who are the all-women ICC judges who ordered Duterte’s arrest?
- EXPLAINER: What you need to know about ICC’s jurisdiction over Duterte
- What are the legal issues in Duterte’s arrest and transfer to The Hague?
- Duterte’s arrest was ‘by the book,’ within ICC’s liberal rules — experts
- Duterte in The Hague: Inside the ICC Detention Center
- What are the next steps in Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC trial?
- Can ICC suspect Rodrigo Duterte still be returned to the Philippines?
- Duterte in The Hague: Can he be released before September pre-trial?
- Can Supreme Court petitions bring Duterte back from ICC?
- How long will Duterte stay detained at the ICC?
- [DECODED] How online supporters made a victim of Duterte after ICC arrest
- ‘Never forget,’ says Kitty Duterte, oblivious to drug war killings under her father
- [DECODED] Duterte’s arrest revives familiar disinformation tactics
- [WATCH] Duterte, also Duterte: How he spoke of the ICC
Opinion pieces
- [EDITORIAL] Pag aresto kay Duterte: Be proud you’re a Filipino
- [Rappler Investigates] How Duterte ended up with ICC
- Reconciling the man arrested, and the Duterte I covered at the height of his power
- [Newsstand] Three mistakes that trapped Duterte
- [OPINION] Compulsion vs. cooperation: Duterte arrest is Filipinos’ hard lesson on international law
- [OPINION] Rodrigo Duterte’s gambit: Due Process for me but not for thee
- [OPINION] Duterte’s Hague detention and what it means for Philippine foreign policy
- [Just Saying] Marcos’ action and court intervention in the Duterte arrest
- [Point of Law] Duterte will have his day in court. How about the fallen drug war victims?
- [OPINION] Can the Duterte brand survive this crisis?
- [Tabas ng Dila] Sumbat ng newsfeed
- [In This Economy] Sadly, there’s no ICC to try Duterte’s ‘economic crimes’
- [The Slingshot] The persistent lie that ICC has no jurisdiction
– Christine Asas/Rappler.com
Christine Asas is a digital communications intern at Rappler. She is a communications student, specializing in marketing communications and press relations.