Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte curses President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the 鈥渋llegal鈥� arrest of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte during the 99th Araw ng Dabaw celebration on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Screenshot from Araw ng Dabaw Facebook live)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Sunday cursed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take custody of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.
鈥溾�榊ung tatay mo (Marcos Sr.) pinalibing ng tatay ko (Duterte), pero yung tatay ko pinakulong mo. P i** ka!鈥� he said during the 88th Araw ng Dabaw celebration in Davao City.
(My father allowed your father to be buried, but you had my father jailed. You son of a w****!)
Former President Duterte allowed the burial of Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City in 2016 despite public outrage, particularly from human rights advocates who fought the Marcos dictatorship.
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Mayor Deterte also said they would 鈥渟tand up鈥� and 鈥渇ight back鈥� on the alleged illegal arrest of his father.
The mayor further took a jab at Marcos, saying he would never be loved by Duterte supporters.
鈥淚t seems to me the stories that I鈥檝e heard about Martial Law and oppression are synonymous with the Marcos family name,鈥� he said.
鈥淢r. President Marcos, you will never be loved, especially by us who are calling out Rody Duterte鈥檚 name. You will never be loved, Mr. Marcos,鈥� he added.
His remarks were followed by Duterte supporters chanting, 鈥淢arcos resign.鈥�
黑料社 sought a comment from the Palace regarding his tirades but is yet to receive a response.
On Tuesday night, March 11, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. brushed off claims that former President Duterte鈥檚 arrest was merely political persecution, saying the government only complied with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
鈥淚 don鈥檛 see how that can be political persecution on my part because it was initiated before I came into the picture,鈥� Marcos said.
鈥淥nce again, we have to recognize that, of course, it鈥檚 natural for people to put鈥� political color, but we just followed Interpol),鈥� he added in a mix of English and Filipino.
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The elder Duterte arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday night (Manila time) and was turned over to the ICC Detention Center in Scheveningen, The Hague.
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He was the subject of an arrest warrant from the ICC over crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the Philippines between November 1, 2011, and March 16, 2019.