Former Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, being held at The Hague, is set to become the first Asian ex-head of state to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. As mayor of Davao City and later as president, Duterte spearheaded a yearslong “war on drugs”—a brutal campaign that human rights groups say claimed as many as 30,000 lives, most of them from poor families. Despite his bloody legacy, Duterte remains hugely popular among many Filipinos. However, with his arrest by the ICC and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, now fighting for her political survival, the once-unshakable Duterte dynasty may be facing its most critical test yet. In this special edition of Correspondents, host Louise Watt is in Manila to speak to Pia Ranada, Paterno Esmaquel II and Lian Buan, senior reporters of Rappler, a Philippines news site that was at the forefront of investigating the former president’s war on drugs.

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