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Update Feb. 20, 2026: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber 1 allows Duterte to skip confirmation hearings next week.“The Chamber, while acknowledging the objections of the Prosecution and the CLRV, considers that, in the present circumstances of the case, it is appropriate to proceed with the hearing on the confirmation of charges in the absence of Mr Duterte.”
As secretary of Justice, Aguirre announced that “The criminals, the drug lords, drug pushers, they are not humanity. They are not humanity.”
The ICC document said the handlers reported to a combination of police and co-perpetrators, in particular, Dela Rosa, Danao and Sonny Buenaventura, a police officer and Duterte’s driver and bodyguard, and Go, who, in turn, reported to Duterte, whose approval was required for DDS members to conduct killings in Davao City.
Several Facebook posts claim that the International Criminal Court has cleared former president Rodrigo Duterte of his charges and allowed him to go home. This is false.
A circulating graphic claims that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio said she will step down from office if the International Criminal Court releases former president Rodrigo Duterte. The news card is fake.
Notably, the panel of ICC-chosen medical experts included a section titled “Concerning Reliability,” which Kaufman objected to. In it, the chamber noted that the panel unanimously agreed that “Mr Duterte is an unreliable historian concerning his health and mental functions” and that “Mr Duterte’s complaints of memory difficulty and apparent impaired performance on assessment are disproportionate to his observed abilities at interview.”That is a polite way of saying Duterte’s words cannot be taken at face value—hardly news to Filipinos.
A fake graphic online claims the ICC granted former president Rodrigo Duterte a 'one-hour day pass' to visit with his family.
Online users are circulating a quote attributed to Nicholas Kaufman, claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte has "instructed" him to stop all legal actions related to the crimes against humanity charge before the International Criminal Court. This is fake.
A quote card circulating online claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte has supposedly appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to allow him to return to the Philippines. This is fake.
Following the spread of fake quote cards recently, another video is claiming that U.S President Donald Trump will rescue former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is misleading.
