Personalities, supporters arrive at Naia as Rodrigo Duterte returns
Rodrigo Duterte —BING GONZALES
MANILA, Philippines — Allies and supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte have trooped to Ninoy Aquino International Airport to express support to the former chief executive.
Some known personalities shown at DZBB’s live stream at the airport are as follows:
- Sen. Bong Go
- Philip Salvador
- Vic Rodriguez
- Former Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III
Duterte’s name has been making headlines following reports saying that an International Criminal Police Organization red notice has already been issued against him.
The former president is facing a case at the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the bloody war on drugs of his administration.
READ: Unraveling Duterte’s drug war
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency listed 6,252 people dead in anti-drug police operations from July 1, 2016, to May 31, 2022.
READ: Diokno: Duterte’s OP listed 20,322 drug-war deaths as accomplishments
A 2017 year-end report attributed to the Office of the President, however, listed more than 20,000 dead in the first 17 months of the Duterte administration.
