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Duterte ‘happy’ to transfer power to successor, will deal with ICC probe himself

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday reiterated his stance on his controversial drug war, brushing off the International Criminal Court&#x27;s (ICC) looming probe.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/specials/map-charts-the-death-toll-of-the-war-on-drugs">MAP, CHARTS: The Death Toll of the War on Drugs</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/21/as-covid-restrictions-ease-drug-related-killings-on-the-rise-anew">READ: As COVID restrictions ease, drug-related killings on the rise anew</a></li></ul><p>During his speech at the inauguration of the Narvacan farmer&#x27;s market in Ilocos Sur, Duterte said he would be happy to transfer power to his successor and take care of the ICC case himself. </p><p>&quot;One is that I promised you law and order . . . I’m now facing a criminal charge sa I — Criminal — International Criminal Court. Good, basta tinupad ko ‘yung trabaho, wala na akong pakialam kung ano ang mangyari sa akin,&quot; Duterte said. </p><p>&quot;Dadalawang buwan na lang, I’ll be out. I’ll be happy to transfer the power to whoever you would elect as president. Iyon lang naman ang akin. Ako na ang bahala sa kaso ko. I did it for my country.&quot;</p><p>This week, the President said he wanted his successor to continue his drug war, albeit a different approach, fearing that illegal drugs would proliferate as the end of his 6-year term neared. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/01/22/duterte-wants-next-president-to-continue-drug-war">Duterte wants next president to continue war on drugs; says not worried about ICC probe</a></li></ul><p>This developed after Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año reported that in the past week authorities intercepted more than P159 million worth of illegal drugs in 1,230 operations.</p><p>The international tribunal <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/20/21/icc-prosecutor-suspends-probe-into-ph-drug-war-killings">suspended the probe</a> in November &quot;while it assesses the scope and effect of the deferral request&quot; of the Philippine government.&quot;</p><p>Rights groups who have lobbied for ICC to investigate the killings in the country have argued that the thousands killed under the war on drugs were more than enough to warrant an international probe — more than 6,000 based on official figures but more than 30,000 according to estimates of rights groups.</p><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1728395" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Duterte on Friday says his administration’s war on drugs was part of his job and promise to keep peace and order — ‘I did it for my country.’

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Duterte ‘happy’ to transfer power to successor, will deal with ICC probe himself

Job Manahan,

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Published Mar 05, 2022 10:36 AM PHT

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