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00:00I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:12Good afternoon.
00:14Virtual or via video link,
00:16is the first face of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:19in the pretrial chamber of the International Criminal Court
00:22for the case of Crimes Against Humanity,
00:24a case of war against drugs.
00:27His field of expertise has manifested
00:29that the former President has medical issues.
00:31But according to the ICC,
00:33Duterte is mentally aware and fit
00:35according to the court doctor.
00:37From The Hague, the Netherlands,
00:39live, is Maris Uman.
00:41Maris.
00:44Pia Yvonne Huramorkan,
00:46good morning from here,
00:48in The Hague, the Netherlands.
00:50I am here right now in front of
00:52the International Criminal Court
00:54here in The Hague, the Netherlands.
00:56Here you can see, beside me,
00:58the pretrial chamber 1
01:00where yesterday happened
01:02a historic meeting
01:04in the politics of our country.
01:06Less than 24 hours
01:08and witnessed by the whole world
01:11the face of a leader
01:14of a country from Asia
01:16for the first time
01:18here in the International Criminal Court.
01:20The first appearance hearing
01:22of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:27In the announcement of President Duterte,
01:29the Philippines withdrew
01:31from the Rome Statute,
01:33the treaty established by
01:35the International Criminal Court or ICC.
01:37Exactly 7 years since the announcement
01:39of President Rodrigo Duterte
01:41that the Philippines withdrew
01:43from the International Criminal Court.
01:45Yesterday, March 14, 2025,
01:47he appeared in the initial appearance hearing
01:49of the pretrial chamber in the ICC.
01:51Duterte is a suspect
01:53in crimes against humanity.
01:55We would like firstly to confirm
01:57your identity.
01:59Could you provide us with your full names, please?
02:01I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
02:09My first middle name is Roa.
02:13My surname is Duterte.
02:17My birth date is March 28,
02:241945.
02:26I was born in the province of Leyte
02:31in the Philippines.
02:33Duterte was allowed to attend
02:35the virtual or via video link pretrial
02:37and it was not personal for him to appear
02:39because he came from a long journey.
02:41It was only at the beginning that the judge
02:43clarified what would happen
02:45in the first appearance.
02:47Today's hearing is neither the start
02:49of the trial,
02:51nor is it a confirmation
02:53of charges hearing.
02:55No evidence will be collected or presented
02:57and the issues
02:59of Mr. Duterte's guilt
03:01or innocence will therefore
03:03not
03:05be addressed.
03:07Aside from Duterte's lawyer in court,
03:09former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
03:11was also present.
03:13Before the pretrial, Medialdea asked
03:15to postpone Duterte's first appearance
03:17so that he could prepare them,
03:19but they were not allowed.
03:21You should be aware
03:23that these two motions
03:27have not been accepted
03:29by the chamber
03:33because of the nature of today's hearing.
03:37The aim of this hearing today
03:39is
03:41to introduce the parties
03:43and to ascertain
03:45the charges
03:47and to set a date
03:49for the confirmation of charges hearing
03:51at a later stage.
04:19...was done or is currently in the custody
04:21of members of the Philippine law enforcement.
04:23Duterte's rights were also violated
04:25as a free person to talk to his counsel
04:27and to apply for
04:29an interim release before his trial.
04:31Before the pretrial was completed,
04:33Medialdea asked to read
04:35his manifestation about
04:37the arrest of Duterte
04:39that he wanted to discuss.
04:41It was a pure and simple kidnapping.
04:43My client
04:45was denied all
04:47access to the legal recourse in the country of his citizenship, and this all in the nature
04:55of political scores settling.
04:58Two troubled entities struck an unlikely alliance, an incumbent president who wished to neutralize
05:06and choke the legacy of my client and his daughter, on the other hand, and a troubled
05:13legal institution subject to delegitimization and desperate for a price cut, and a legal
05:22show today, on the other hand.
05:26With this in mind, it is not surprising that my client was abducted from his country.
05:32ICC private jets do not drop out of the thin air.
05:37The court's doctor was of the opinion that you were fully mentally aware and fit and
05:53that you have undergone further checks and tests at the detention facility.
05:59The ICC judge also said several times that this is just the first appearance.
06:03According to Judge Motok, there will be a full procedure to discuss the issues in the arrest
06:08warrant and proceeding before the actual confirmation of charges that were filed on September 23.
06:14In the confirmation of charges, it will be known if Duterte should be prosecuted.
06:18They also ordered the prosecutor to detail in detail the basis of Duterte's arrest.
06:24They also said that they will consider the participation of the victims in order to
06:28reach their concerns.
06:34Evan, a few moments ago, a protest was held by supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
06:43It will be held at Central Station.
06:45But some of us Filipinos here, supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte, they
06:52are from Paris.
06:54The others we talked to earlier are from Italy and Belgium.
06:58They are also from Ireland.
07:02They are part of the protest of supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
07:12It will be held at Central Station.
07:14Earlier, we also talked to former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.
07:20He said that they will personally go to the protest with Vice President Sara Duterte and
07:28Senator Robin Hood Padilla.
07:30Later, they will also visit the Hague Penitentiary Institution or the detention cell where former
07:40President Rodrigo Duterte is being held so that they can talk and discuss their legal
07:48rights.
07:50Attorney Harry Roque will also discuss if he will allow former President Rodrigo Duterte
07:58to be part of his legal team here in the ICC.
08:02That's the latest situation from the Hague, the Netherlands.
08:06Back to you, Evan.
08:08That's live from the Hague, the Netherlands.
08:10Thank you very much.
08:12Maris Umali.
08:14Vice President Sara Duterte, former President Rodrigo Duterte, married his father in the
08:20ICC pre-trial chamber.
08:22His father bought something for him.
08:24Darlene Cai was there.
08:30Relax.
08:32There is a day of reckoning.
08:34Yes!
08:36A day of reckoning.
08:38Yes!
08:40This is the message sent by former President Rodrigo Duterte to his son, Vice President
08:44Sara Duterte.
08:46They saw their father after Duterte's first face-off in the pre-trial in the ICC.
08:50They talked for an hour.
08:52I was not allowed inside his detention area.
08:56We met in the visiting area.
08:58He looked well-rested.
09:00I asked him that.
09:02I said, you look well-rested.
09:04And then he said that, well, I don't do anything here.
09:06I just sleep and watch TV.
09:10Then he said, yes, well, that's my only complaint is that I really, really miss Filipino food.
09:18They were not able to find the people involved in the pre-trial, but they were able to talk
09:22about the legal team, their families, and what they can do for the next few days.
09:28He repeated it.
09:30He said, do not eat the Filipino food.
09:34And so, I know, I understand that.
09:38I do not want to be here as well.
09:42Unfortunately, I am the only one who has a statement visa.
09:46And I am the only one who is a lawyer.
09:48Vice President Duterte said that he will remain in the Netherlands until other relatives
09:54who are related to him arrive there.
09:56Vice President Duterte also answered some questions in his plan for politics in 2028.
10:00Do we still have a country by 2028?
10:03The way that we are going right now, I don't know, it's getting worse and worse.
10:13But you know, just believe in God.
10:17Daniel, you will see that everything has a purpose.
10:28Ania, the former president needs to evaluate what can be taken from the current events.
10:34But VP Duterte believes that he is being prepared for bigger things.
10:40Vice President Duterte and his lawyer, Harry Roque, also denied that the authorities in the Philippines
10:45kidnapped the former president.
10:47I talked to lawyers.
10:48They confirmed it as an ordinary condition.
10:50But for a family member like me, let's give up.
10:53That's forcibly taking my father to another country and illegally arresting him.
11:02We think that the ICC should again set an example in promoting international justice.
11:10And when kidnapping is allowed as a means of acquiring jurisdiction over the jurisdiction of the accused,
11:17we think this too is a travesty of justice.
11:20That's why they want...
11:21What we want is to issue a decision on the issue of jurisdiction as soon as possible
11:27so that he can go home to the Philippines.
11:29The Philippines was first to be detained by the palace
11:32following the interpol's request to serve the rest warrant of the ICC to Duterte.
11:37According to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro,
11:41in the face of Duterte in the ICC, everyone saw how the justice worked.
11:46This is called justice for treason
11:48because it can be seen that the former president was given his rights as a suspect
11:53without his camp's permission.
11:55For GMA Integrated News, Darlene Cai, for 24 Hours.