Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has drawn flak for expressing his loyalty to President Rodrigo Duterte. ABS-CBN News/File

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

ABS-CBN News

<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/174540003792020200219-duterte-bato.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa has drawn flak for expressing his loyalty to President Rodrigo Duterte. ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Six in 10 Filipinos have expressed support for the arrest and transfer to International Criminal Court (ICC) of other &quot;co-perpetrators&quot; of former President Rodrigo Duterte in his bloody war on drugs, according to a WR Numero survey released Wednesday. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/11/6-in-10-filipinos-back-duterte-trial-at-icc-poll-1500">6 in 10 Filipinos back Duterte trial at ICC: poll</a></div><p>&quot;The nationwide survey revealed that 61 percent of Filipinos agree that former President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged collaborators should also be brought before the ICC. Meanwhile, 21 percent disagree, and 18 percent are unsure,&quot; WR Numero said in a press release Wednesday.</p><p>WR Numero said support for the arrest of drug war collaborators was strongest in South Luzon (75 percent), followed by Metro Manila (73 percent) but disagreement was highest in Mindanao, where 42 percent oppose the move.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/3/bato-eyes-visiting-duterte-at-the-hague-amid-possible-arrest-mag-wig-ako-1917">&#x27;Mag-wig ako&#x27;: Bato eyes visiting Duterte at The Hague</a></div><p>Meanwhile, more than seven out of 10 respondents did not provide names when asked to identify individuals they believe could potentially face an ICC arrest warrant. </p><p>But among those who did, most of them identified Sen. Bato dela Rosa, with 20 percent naming him as a possible recipient of an ICC arrest warrant. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/13/bato-to-avail-of-senate-protection-in-case-icc-orders-his-arrest-1315">Bato to avail of &#x27;Senate protection&#x27; in case ICC orders his arrest</a></div><p>The nationwide survey was conducted from March 31 to April 7, 2025.</p><p>An earlier WR Numero survey found that about 62 percent of Filipinos believe it is important for Duterte to stand trial before the ICC.</p><p>Arrested on March 11, the Duterte patriarch is currently detained in an ICC facility in The Hague, Netherlands over alleged crimes against humanity in relation to his drug war.</p><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/fOlBoOUOA8k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sixty one percent of Filipinos have expressed support for the arrest and transfer to ICC of other drug war "co-perpetrators."</p>

Sixty one percent of Filipinos have expressed support for the arrest and transfer to ICC of other drug war "co-perpetrators."

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61 pct of Filipinos want other drug war 'collaborators' arrested by ICC: survey

61 pct of Filipinos want other drug war 'collaborators' arrested by ICC: survey

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Apr 23, 2025 05:33 PM PHT

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