Sara: Family no longer expects Duterte’s returnMANILA, Philippines — The family of former president Rodrigo Duterte no longer expects to bring him back to the country from The Hague where he is detained while awaiting trial for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC), his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte said yesterday. We’re no longer talking about that,” Duterte said in an interview in Iligan City. According to the Vice President, she did not watch the confirmation of charges against her father. She noted that the ICC did not allow her family to see in person the family patriarch during the hearings. But the family’s applications were not approved this week,” the Vice President said.

Source: Philippine Star February 25, 2026 16:37 UTC