He's where he belongs Relief for families of victims

Sarah Celiz wept as she sat at home watching footage from Manila's main airport on her phone.

- Rebecca Ratcliffe Guill Ramos Manila

Sarah Celiz wept as she sat at home watching footage from Manila's main airport on her phone. They were tears of sadness, and of relief. The former president Rodrigo Duterte, who had just landed in the capital, was surrounded by officials and being taken into custody. The international criminal court had issued an arrest warrant over his "war on drugs" in which her two sons were among the tens of thousands who were killed in deprived areas.

A man who for years had seemed untouchable was finally facing justice. "I was really shocked. It was as if a bomb had suddenly exploded," Celiz said. "I cried because of so much joy and sadness. Sadness because we lost our loved ones... joy because he [Duterte] is now where he belongs."

But, she added: "For me, it's not enough. What I want is for what happened to my sons to happen to him as well... His family will feel what we felt."