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Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Bianca Dava

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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/174170750144720241113-duterte-quadcomm-hearing-MT-6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Vice President Sara Duterte called the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, a &quot;state kidnapping.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s some sort of—I don&#x27;t know—what you call &#x27;state kidnapping&#x27;,&quot; she said in an ambush interview at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Tuesday night.</p><p>The vice president went there to visit her father but was denied entry into the air base.</p><p>On Tuesday, the former president was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, shortly after he arrived in Manila from Hong Kong.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/11/what-we-know-about-ex-president-rodrigo-dutertes-arrest-1718">READ: What we know about ex- president Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s arrest</a></div><p>Duterte was arrested on the basis of a warrant for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court over his deadly war on drugs.</p><p>He was then transferred to the Philippine Air Force headquarters.</p><p>Based on reports, Duterte&#x27;s war on drugs left at least 6,000 people dead. However, human rights groups reported that the number may have reached 30,000.</p><p>The Gulfstream G550 carrying Duterte took off at 11:03 p.m. for the Hague, where the former president will face trial before the ICC.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/11/duterte-seen-boarding-passenger-jet-at-villamor-air-base-2121">READ: Gulfstream jet carrying Duterte leaves Villamor for The Hague</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/war-on-drugs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">War on Drugs, The Unheard Voices | ABS-CBN News</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</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/V9B7jxDkEIg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte called the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, a "state kidnapping."</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte called the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, a "state kidnapping."

VP Sara Duterte calls ex-Pres. Rodrigo Duterte's arrest 'state kidnapping'

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VP Sara Duterte calls ex-Pres. Rodrigo Duterte's arrest 'state kidnapping'

Bianca Dava,

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Published March 11, 2025 11:39 PM PHT

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Updated March 12, 2025 09:36 AM PHT

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