Former President Rodrigo Duterte delivered a speech through the Cebu People’s Indignation Rally held on the Pasilong sa Paradise in Mandaue City final February 22. | CDN Digital file picture
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several native officers and political allies have expressed disappointment over the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 11.
Some, like dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes, lawyer Regal Oliva and Cebu gubernatorial candidate Pamela Baricuatro, demanded for full transparency of the International Criminal Court’s authorized course of in issuing the arrest warrant, in addition to its implementation, in opposition to the previous Philippine president.
“The people deserve transparency and a full understanding of the basis behind this action,” Cortes stated in an announcement.
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The dismissed mayor instructed that the authorized points surrounding the arrest must be addressed.
“I think it is best that this be brought to court for a more objective appreciation of facts,” added Cortes.
Political unrest
Oliva, who’s working for congress representing Mandaue City’s lone district, shared the identical sentiments.
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In reality, the previous Mandaue City Treasurer warned of a possible political unrest, particularly with the May 2025 polls drawing shut.
“If the Marcos administration moves to implement this, it will undoubtedly trigger legal battles, with the Supreme Court possibly stepping in,” defined Oliva.
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“More than that, we cannot ignore the political repercussions—will this decision ignite unrest among Duterte’s loyal supporters? Will this be the start of yet another political crisis just as we head into the 2025 elections?” she added.
Unfair
For Baricuatro, she denounced the arrest as a type of injustice, echoing the statements from Mr. Duterte’s supporters that what occurred with the previous president was “unfair.”
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“Dili kini hustisya. Dili kini patas. Kung ang usa ka kanhi Presidente nga nagserbisyo sa katawhan sulod sa daghang katuigan mahimong pagtratar sa ingon niini nga paagi, unsa pa kaha ang kasudlan sa ordinaryong Pilipino?” stated Baricuatro.
(This can’t be referred to as justice. This will not be truthful. If a former president who rendered service to the individuals in a span of years is handled this manner, how way more the abnormal Filipinos?)
Cortes, Oliva and Baricuatro have all been endorsed by Mr. Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for the upcoming midterm elections.
The former president additionally backed the candidacy of former Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza, who took to social media to vowed to maintain her assist over the previous President regardless of the latest developments.
“Today, tomorrow, together as one – we, the Oponganons, are with you, President Digong Duterte. 
,” Radaza wrote.
Duterte arrest warrant
Mr. Duterte was arrested on Tuesday primarily based on a warrant from the ICC accusing him of crimes in opposition to humanity.
He was detained at Manila’s worldwide airport after arriving from Hong Kong, President Ferdinand Marcos’ workplace stated in an announcement. The ICC has been investigating mass killings through the former president’s lethal crackdown in opposition to unlawful medicine.
The shock arrest sparked a commotion on the airport, the place attorneys and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, together with a physician and attorneys, had been prevented from coming near him after he was taken into police custody.
The warrant of arrest despatched by the ICC to Philippine officers, a replica of which was seen by The Associated Press, stated “there are reasonable grounds to believe that” the assault on victims “was both widespread and systematic: the attack took place over a period of several years and thousands people appear to have been killed.”
Duterte’s arrest was mandatory “to ensure his appearance before the court,” in accordance with the March 7 warrant, including that the previous president was anticipated to disregard courtroom summons.
It stated that though Duterte was now not president, he “appears to continue to wield considerable power.”
“This is a violation of his constitutional right,” Sen. Bong Go, an in depth Duterte ally. instructed reporters./ with reviews from Morexette Marie Erram, Associated Press
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