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Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s initial appearance took place on Friday, 14 March 2025, at 14:00 hours (The Hague local time), before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court").

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Initial appearance of Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte

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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/174824835877120250316-pro-duterte-protest-manila-MT607.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte hold a prayer rally at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on March 15, 2025 to express their support to the former chief executive who was arrested upon his arrival at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on March 11 by the INTERPOL Manila acting on an International Criminal Court warrant over his deadly war on drugs. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte hold a prayer rally at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on March 15, 2025 to express their support to the former chief executive who was arrested upon his arrival at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on March 11 by the INTERPOL Manila acting on an International Criminal Court warrant over his deadly war on drugs. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Rodrigo Duterte remains popular among Filipino voters, with one survey released Monday suggesting that 63 percent of them trust the detained former president.</p><p><strong></strong>The <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://pulseasia.ph/updates/pb-may-2025-media-release-and-general-report/">Pulse Asia survey</a> — conducted May 6 to 9, or days before the midterm elections — showed that &quot;most registered voters&quot; trust Duterte.</p><p>The survey also revealed that &quot;a small majority of voters,&quot; or 58 percent, disagreed with the Marcos government&#x27;s arrest and surrender of Duterte to the International Criminal Court.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/26/icc-prosecutors-oppose-duterte-camp-s-move-to-disqualify-2-judges-1128">ICC prosecutors oppose Duterte camp&#x27;s move to disqualify 2 judges</a></div><p><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong>&quot;Agreement is more manifest than indecision on the matter,&quot; it also noted.</p><p>Duterte is detained in The Hague, the Netherlands, to face the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his brutal drug war. </p><p>Despite being physically away from the country, he won the Davao City mayoralty race after receiving 662,630 votes.</p><p>Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday that he would ask the ICC if Duterte could take his oath of office as Davao City mayor through a Filipino consul.</p><p>Remulla, however, noted that in Duterte&#x27;s absence, his son Sebastian — who clinched the vice mayoralty post — could take over his duties.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;HALF OF VOTERS REJECT SARA DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT&#x27;</strong></div><div><strong><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/FbU3xqwtiSQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong>Vice President Duterte, the former president&#x27;s daughter, remained trusted by 50 percent of Filipino voters, while the rest either distrust her or could not say if they trust or distrust her, Pulse Asia said.</div><p>Some 50 percent of those polled meanwhile disagree with the filing of an impeachment case against her, the pollster said, noting that &quot;agreement is more notable than ambivalence on the matter.&quot;</p><p>The research firm polled 1,200 registered voters.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MARCOS JR.&#x27;S TRUSTWORTHINESS</strong></div><p>Pulse Asia also reported that distrust is the plurality sentiment toward President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and his distrust level is highest in the Dutertes&#x27; bailiwick.</p><p>&quot;Not surprisingly, given his ongoing rift with the Dutertes, 81% of Mindanawons distrust the President. Distrust is the plurality sentiment toward the latter among those in Class D (41%). The President has almost the same trust and distrust figures in Metro Manila (42% versus 33%), the Visayas (38% versus 42%), and Class E (40% versus 46%). Those belonging to Class ABC grant the President essentially the same distrust and indecision scores (43% versus 32%),&quot; Pulse Asia said.</p><p>&quot;Across areas and classes, the only notable change in presidential trustworthiness ratings from April 2025 to May 2025 is the drop in distrust in the rest of Luzon (-9 percentage points),&quot; it also said.</p><div><strong>—report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>Rodrigo Duterte remains popular among Filipino voters, with one survey released Monday suggesting that 63 percent of them trust the detained former president.</p>

Rodrigo Duterte remains popular among Filipino voters, with one survey released Monday suggesting that 63 percent of them trust the detained former president.

Rodrigo Duterte trusted by majority of Filipino voters — Pulse Asia

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