MANILA -- The Philippine National Police on Tuesday arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into a campaign against illegal drugs that claimed the lives of thousands of Filipinos during his tenure as head of state.
The former leader, who was in power from 2016-2022, was arrested at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport after returning from Hong Kong, a hub for overseas Filipino workers, where he stayed over the weekend to campaign for his senatorial slate in May's midterm elections that is seen as a clash between his candidates and those loyal to his successor, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
