Former president to run in his home city of Davao despite ICC’s investigation into possible crime against humanity
Rodrigo Duterte, pictured in 2018, served as mayor in Davao City for about two decades before winning the presidency in 2016.Rodrigo Duterte, pictured in 2018, served as mayor in Davao City for about two decades before winning the presidency in 2016.by the international criminal court as a possible crime against humanity, has registered to run for mayor of his home city.
More than 6,000 people, mostly poor drug suspects, were killed under a massive police-enforced crackdown against illegal drugs that Duterte oversaw when he was president, according to government pronouncements. But human rights groups say the death toll is considerably higher and should include many unsolved killings by gunmen on motorcycles, who may have been deployed by police.
His daughter, the vice-president, Sara Duterte, said in June that her father and two brothers were planning to run for seats in the 24-member senate. But the former president told reporters in Davao city on Saturday that his frail health could not withstand the rigours of a campaign for any national position.
Sara Duterte resigned in July from her posts of education secretary and head of an anti-insurgency body under the Marcos administration. It was the latest sign her alliance with Marcos has floundered over key differences, including the Marcos administration’s high-profile pushback against China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea.
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