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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17603176321801760317629912.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s initial appearance before the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (&quot;ICC&quot; or &quot;Court&quot;), March 14, 2025. </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Most Filipinos agree that former President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the killings related to illegal drugs during his administration, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday. </p><p>Out of 1,500 adult Filipinos polled in late September, 50 percent agreed that Duterte should face accountability for the drug war deaths, said the Stratbase Group, which commissioned the survey. </p><p>Meanwhile, 32 percent disagreed and 15 percent were undecided. Four percent said they did not know enough to give an opinion.</p><p>Support for accountability was highest in the Visayas at 54 percent and Metro Manila at 53 percent, followed by the rest of Luzon with 52 percent.</p><p>Only 39 percent agreed in Mindanao, the Dutertes’ bailiwick. </p><p>The September 24-30 survey has a ±3% margin of error. </p><p>The ICC last week <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/10/icc-rejects-duterte-s-interim-release-plea-1714">rejected</a> a request from Duterte’s defense team for his interim release on medical grounds. </p><p>ICC prosecutors have charged Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his &quot;war on drugs.&quot;</p><p>Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11, flown to the Netherlands that same night and has been held at the ICC&#x27;s detention unit at Scheveningen Prison since.</p><p>His lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has said Duterte is not able to stand trial &quot;as a result of cognitive impairment in multiple domains&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/10/defense-raises-concerns-over-icc-medical-report-on-duterte-0735">Defense raises concerns over ICC medical report on Duterte</a></div><p>Kaufman has urged the ICC to postpone proceedings against Duterte indefinitely.</p><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div><div><iframe width="1080" height="608" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7zt7FiGIE0" title="ICC rejects Duterte’s request for interim release | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Most Filipinos agree that former President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the killings related to illegal drugs during his administration, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday.</p>

Most Filipinos agree that former President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the killings related to illegal drugs during his administration, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday.

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SWS: Most Filipinos want Duterte held accountable for drug war deaths

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Published October 13, 2025 09:10 AM PHT

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