Former President Rodrigo Duterte is currently on his way to The Netherlands, with an expected arrival time of 16:13 GMT or 12:13 AM Philippine Time the next day. The journey was delayed during a layover in Dubai. Duterte is en route to The Hague to face charges handed down by the International Criminal Court (ICC) related to his administration's controversial war on drugs.
Duterte's flight from Dubai to Rotterdam took off at 11:58 AM, a few hours after the initially scheduled departure time of 5:15 AM, as indicated by flight tracker Flightradar24. Former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea accompanied Duterte on the flight. Upon his arrival from Hong Kong, Duterte was detained at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday morning, causing a delay in his anticipated arrival in The Netherlands from 06:00 GMT.
Senator Bong Go shared images of the former president aboard the plane during the Dubai layover on social media. Duterte is facing allegations of "crimes against humanity of murder" in relation to the numerous deaths during his administration's anti-drug efforts from 2016 to 2022.
