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Rodrigo Duterte appears at ICC hearing in The Hague by video link • Mar. 14, 2025, 6:02 AM ET (The Guardian)

‘We weren’t safe’: Cebu mothers remember their children, victims of Duterte’s drug war • Mar. 12, 2025, 4:48 AM ET (Rappler)

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila after ICC warrant • Mar. 10, 2025, 4:48 PM ET (The Guardian)

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