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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee secretary administers the oath of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, October 28, 2024 before he begins his testimony before the subcommittee investigating motu proprio the alleged extra-judicial killings during his administration. Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau/File

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Katrina Domingo

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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/174158865575720241028-senate-probe-duterte-SPRIB-4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee secretary administers the oath of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, October 28, 2024 before he begins his testimony before the subcommittee investigating motu proprio the alleged extra-judicial killings during his administration. Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau/File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he would return to the Philippines to &quot;talk about politics,&quot; amid reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had supposedly issued an arrest warrant against him.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/9/amid-rumors-of-icc-warrant-for-duterte-palace-again-promises-cooperation-1044">No communication yet from ICC on arrest warrant for Duterte: SolGen</a></div><p>Duterte flew to Hong Kong over the weekend to attend the “Pasasalamat kay PRRD” event, a gathering for overseas Filipino workers to meet the former president, Vice President Sara Duterte and the senatorial candidates they were endorsing for the 2025 midterm elections. </p><p>“Ang dumating sa atin ay request from the Hong Kong authorities that we avoid talking about politics. Wala akong plano to talk about politics. It’s too early,” Duterte said in a speech delivered before OFWs in Hong Kong.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/10/pnp-says-obligated-to-help-interpol-amid-rumored-icc-warrant-vs-duterte-1232">Palace says no official info yet on ICC warrant, Interpol red notice vs Duterte</a></div><p>“I will talk about it sa Pilipinas, doon na lang kayo makinig,” he added.</p><p>The former President — who is running for Davao City mayor in the upcoming elections — did not say when he would return to the Philippines, but said that he might stay in Hong Kong for a month.</p><p>“Kayong lahat na mga dalaga pa, ilan ba kayo? Matagal pa naman ako dito, isang buwan pa, pakasalan ko kayong lahat para lumigaya kayo at magkaroon ako ng maraming pera,” he said. </p><p>In the same speech in Hong Kong, Duterte noted that the ICC has been running after him for so long, and that he was ready to accept his fate should the international tribunal decide to have him incarcerated.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/10/icc-no-comment-on-reports-of-arrest-warrant-vs-rodrigo-duterte-1024">ICC: No comment on reports of arrest warrant vs Rodrigo Duterte</a></div><p>&quot;Balita ko may warrant daw ako… yung sa ICC or something, matagal na akong hinahabol ng mga p***** i**... Ano man ang kasalanan ko? Ginawa ko man ang lahat sa panahon ko para may kaunting katahimikan at mapayapa ang buhay ng Pilipino,&quot; he said.</p><p>“Okay lang, tatanggapin ko yan, wala tayong magawa kung ikulong tayo,” he added.</p><p>Duterte later on appealed to the public in jest to build a monument for him should he be arrested by the ICC.</p><p>“In the meantime, mag-contribute kayo maski 5 dollars, 10 dollars para paglabas ko sa presuhan, pagawaan ninyo ako ng monumento katabi ni Rizal,” he said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/8/vp-duterte-flags-alarming-reality-for-abused-women-on-int-l-women-s-day-1142">VP Duterte flags ‘alarming reality’ for abused women on Int’l Women’s Day</a></div><p>The ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor on Monday refused to address reports on the supposed arrest warrant.</p><p>ICC arrest warrants are confidential and a separate announcement would be made to unseal the warrant to make it public, National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers-National Capital Region Secretary-General Kristina Conti earlier noted.</p><p>Malacañang has also yet to confirm if the Philippines had received the ICC’s arrest order against Duterte, but said that the government was ready to work with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) should it request assistance.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CImyjZyPIaw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hM0hiKDVW5k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span> </div><div> </div>

<p>The former President did not say when he would return to the Philippines, but said in jest that he might stay in Hong Kong for a month.</p>

The former President did not say when he would return to the Philippines, but said in jest that he might stay in Hong Kong for a month.

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Duterte says he will return to Philippines as rumors of ICC warrant swirl

Katrina Domingo,

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Published March 10, 2025 02:47 PM PHT

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