Robin files resolution to repatriate FPRRD

Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a resolution seeking the repatriation of former President Rodrigo Duterte from The Hague in the Netherlands where he is currently detained.

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO

Padilla's resolution sought to express the sense of the Senate to urge this course of action to foster reconciliation and national unity and refocus government efforts to address pressing needs.

The resolution also sought to assert Philippine sovereignty and reaffirm the exclusive right of the Philippines to investigate and prosecute its citizens.

Duterte, 80, is being tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the charge of crimes against humanity in connection with his bloody war on illegal drugs. The campaign led to the death of over 30,000 people, critics said.