Philippines ex-President Duterte arrested for alleged crimes against humanity

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

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Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court, charging him with crimes against humanity for the thousands killed in a drug war that Duterte waged across his political career. We get the latest from The New York Times' Sui-Lee Wee. Then, Lt. Cmdr. Geirid Morgan, a transgender Navy officer and former rescue diver, talks about President Trump's executive order banning transgender troops from serving in the military. Morgan is one of several plaintiffs in a lawsuit that is challenging the constitutionality of the order. And, music can have profound benefits for humans. Neuroscientist and musician Daniel J. Levitin talks about his latest book, "I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music as Medicine," which explains how our brains process music and lays out the evidence for the therapeutic benefits music can have.

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0:39.2	You know, a lot of Filipinos, particularly the families of victims, are, as you can imagine, ecstatic over this, because, you know, at least the first step has been taken.
0:46.8	Human rights advocates hope former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will face accountability for alleged crimes against humanity.
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1:36.3	But first, Philippine authorities arrested ex-president Rodrigo Duterte this morning, after the
1:42.4	International Criminal Court issued a warrant for crimes
1:45.1	against humanity, for the thousands killed in a drug war Duterte waged across his political
1:50.2	career. Duterte is charged with using the state to issue kill orders for alleged death squads.
1:57.1	Here's a clip of a video his daughter posted of her father responding to the charges.
2:01.6	So what is the law and what is the crime that I committed?
2:08.6	Duterte is heard asking, what is the law and what is the crime that I committed?
2:12.6	Dupa Fernandez brings in Sway Lee-Wee, who covers Southeast Asia for the New York Times, to walk us through what this arrest means for the victims of Duterte.
2:22.5	So he was charged by the International Criminal Court for Crimes Against Humanity of Murder.
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