On March 11, 2025, Duterte was arrested by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the very organization that implemented his drug war, during which thousands of suspects were killed, reportedly for resisting arrest or fighting back law enforcers.
Duterte did not resist arrest.
He, along with his family and supporters, did raise objections — saying, among other things, that the arrest violated his rights because the ICC, from which the Philippines had withdrawn its membership, no longer had jurisdiction over him.
But President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pointed out that the PNP was merely fulfilling an obligation. After all, it's still a member of Interpol, which the ICC tasked with executing its arrest warrant.
On Wednesday, March 12, the Supreme Court denied an initial petition — filed by Duterte himself and his former PNP chief, now Sen. Ronald dela Rosa — for an "immediate" temporary restraining order against the government to prevent it from further cooperating with the ICC.
But it did not rule out the possibility that it would still issue a TRO.
Then the ex-president's children — Rep. Paolo Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, and Veronica "Kitty" Duterte — each filed a petition for habeas corpus.
On Thursday, March 13, the Supreme Court issued a ruling consolidating the petition and giving the respondents, led by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, 24 hours to explain why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted.
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