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Tiglao describes the incident as a dramatic escalation: Duterte, still a beloved figure with significant public support, was reportedly seized upon landing at an airport and transferred to Villamor Air Base, presumably for extradition to The Hague. The ICC, which seeks to try Duterte for alleged extrajudicial killings during his 2016-2019 drug war, issued an arrest order - despite the Philippines' withdrawal from the court in 2019. Tiglao asserts this renders the ICC's authority void in the country, framing the PNP's actions as an illegal "kidnapping" rather than a lawful arrest. He cites Article III, Section 2 of the Philippine Constitution, which mandates that arrests require a judicially determined warrant, a step he claims was bypassed.
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The column paints Marcos as the mastermind, accusing him of leveraging the ICC to neutralize Duterte's enduring political influence - particularly as a threat to the Marcos family's grip on power, with Duterte's daughter Sara seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender. Tiglao suggests Marcos' silence and the Presidential Communications Office's vague statements about Interpol's involvement are a thin cover for a calculated plot. He warns that Duterte, nearing 80 and visibly frail, faces a bleak fate in The Hague, where ICC trials average eight years - potentially a death sentence given his health.
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Duterte's Alleged ICC "Kidnapping" Sparks Constitutional Crisis