The autocratic spectacle of Duterte’s presidency should be a warning to the United States. Protesters hold a candlelight vigil demanding justice for drug war victims, after the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, in Quezon City on March 11, 2025.

Judges in The Hague will inform the former president of the crimes against humanity he is accused of having committed.

Both the Marcos and Duterte camps are actively promoting self-serving narratives about the ex-leader’s extradition to The Hague.