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Sara Duterte back in PH after dad Digong's detention in the Netherlands
Sara Duterte back in PH after dad Digong's detention in the Netherlands
Vice President Sara Duterte at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands on March 14, 2025. Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Vice President Sara Duterte at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands on March 14, 2025. Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte returned to Manila on Sunday evening after a nearly month-long stay in the Netherlands, where she helped her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, prepare for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte returned to Manila on Sunday evening after a nearly month-long stay in the Netherlands, where she helped her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, prepare for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The younger Duterte flew to the Netherlands on March 12, a day after her father was whisked away to the European country under the power of an arrest warrant from the ICC.
The younger Duterte flew to the Netherlands on March 12, a day after her father was whisked away to the European country under the power of an arrest warrant from the ICC.
"Duterte arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, 06 April 2025, at approximately 9:56 PM (Philippine Standard Time) via Emirates Airlines flight no. EK 334," the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said in a statement.
"Duterte arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, 06 April 2025, at approximately 9:56 PM (Philippine Standard Time) via Emirates Airlines flight no. EK 334," the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said in a statement.
"The Vice President is expected to address any pertinent matters in the coming days," the statement read.
"The Vice President is expected to address any pertinent matters in the coming days," the statement read.
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The Vice President was the first Duterte family member to stand as their patriarch's next of kin while he was detained at the Scheveningen Prison, where he is awaiting his trial on charges of crimes against humanity linked to his administration's war on drugs.
The Vice President was the first Duterte family member to stand as their patriarch's next of kin while he was detained at the Scheveningen Prison, where he is awaiting his trial on charges of crimes against humanity linked to his administration's war on drugs.
While the younger Duterte assembled the former President's legal team, she said that they rarely talked about his case whenever she visited him in detention as she left legal matters to their chief legal counsel, Nicholas Kaufman.
While the younger Duterte assembled the former President's legal team, she said that they rarely talked about his case whenever she visited him in detention as she left legal matters to their chief legal counsel, Nicholas Kaufman.
Former President Duterte was arrested on March 11 shortly after he landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from a gathering with overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong.
Former President Duterte was arrested on March 11 shortly after he landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from a gathering with overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong.
The Duterte family had repeatedly blamed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for authorizing the former president's arrest, when the Philippines withdrew from the Rome Statute in 2019.
The Duterte family had repeatedly blamed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for authorizing the former president's arrest, when the Philippines withdrew from the Rome Statute in 2019.
Marcos Jr. said the Philippines could not ignore the arrest warrant as it was coursed through the Interpol.
Marcos Jr. said the Philippines could not ignore the arrest warrant as it was coursed through the Interpol.
Days before her return to the Philippines, Vice President Duterte thanked Marcos Jr. as the Duterte patriarch's arrest allowed her to rekindle her relationship with her father, while he is in detention.
Days before her return to the Philippines, Vice President Duterte thanked Marcos Jr. as the Duterte patriarch's arrest allowed her to rekindle her relationship with her father, while he is in detention.
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