Who is Rodrigo Duterte? Ex-president nicknamed ‘The Punisher’ for Philippines bloody war on drugs - Duterte has bragged about a violent past and once said he would be ‘happy’ to kill three million dru

Mr Duterte maintains a solid base of support in the Philippines because of his approach to drug trafficking. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It’s been seven years since the International Criminal Court began investigating former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the “war on drugs” in which thousands of people were killed on his watch.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court following his arrest in Manila in connection with his deadly war on drugs during his presidency, the ICC confirmed Wednesday.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant for the "war on drugs" that defined his term in office and which killed thousands of Filipinos.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday at Manila’s main airport following the service of an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to the Philippine government.

The Department of Justice on Thursday vowed to continue working on cases related to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, after the International Criminal Court took him into custody in The Hague,

Duterte detained in Manila amid ICC probe into drugs war Ex-leader received medical attention during Dubai layover Duterte could be first Asian ex-head of state tried at ICC Duterte has been “surrendered” to the court — ICC statement ROTTERDAM — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court on Wednesday