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Duterte takes responsibility for Philippines drug war in video message

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Metro Manila, Philippines, on February 13, 2025 [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken full responsibility for his deadly so-called “war on drugs”, in a video message posted on Facebook, following his arrest on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The video, which has been viewed millions of times, shows only Duterte speaking and appears to have been recorded inside the plane which transported him to the Netherlands on Wednesday and the ICC in The Hague.

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