Duterte seeks Supreme Court intervention against ICC investigation

Former President Rodrigo Duterte filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking immediate release from arrest and a stop to government cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding its investigation into his drug war. Duterte's petition, submitted shortly before office hours ended, requested a temporary restraining order to prevent officials from assisting the ICC. However, no such order was issued, and Duterte was flown to The Hague later that night. Duterte and Senator Ronald Dela Rosa argued that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over the Philippines since the country withdrew from the Rome Statute in 2019. They claimed the ICC's investigation is unconstitutional and violates Philippine sovereignty.