MANILA, Mar 12 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, confirmed that, a chartered jet carrying former President, Rodrigo Duterte to the Netherlands, took off, last night.
The plane is en route to The Hague in the Netherlands, Marcos told a press conference, shortly after the plane exited Philippine airspace.
Marcos said that, Duterte was earlier placed in government custody at Villamor Air Base, in the Philippine capital, after Duterte returned to Manila yesterday morning.
Duterte was detained yesterday morning, on an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), over his “war on drugs” campaign, a move that Duterte questioned.
Last night, Philippine Vice President, Sara Duterte, arrived at the Villamor Air Base, but failed to see her father.– NNN-PNA
