INQToday: Duterte says he is 鈥榬esponsible鈥� as ICC takes him into custody
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Former President Rodrigo Duterte said he was “responsible” as the International Criminal Court took him into custody Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity over his war on drugs.
The ICC, based in The Hague, believes there are “reasonable grounds” to charge Duterte with murder as a crime against humanity, as an “indirect co-perpetrator” during the anti-drug campaign that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands.
The Philippine Embassy to The Hague in the Netherlands on Thursday said it sent assistance to former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is now under the custody of the International Criminal Court based there.
Duterte arrived in the Netherlands at 11:56 p.m. on Wednesday.
The majority of Filipinos believed that fake news is a serious problem and found it difficult to spot, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted last month.
The survey, commissioned by Stratbase Group and released on Wednesday, showed that 59 percent of respondents believed the problem of fake news on the internet and social media, such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube, was “serious.”
