The Philippine Senate urged the ICC to consider house arrest for detained former President Duterte over health concerns, in a symbolic move.

The Philippine Senate passed a resolution on October 1, 2025, urging the ICC to consider house arrest for former President Rodrigo Duterte due to his health, citing humanitarian concerns. The 15-3-2 vote, backed by top Senate leaders, requested an independent medical assessment and emphasized ICC oversight to maintain trial integrity. The move, symbolic and non-binding, comes as Duterte, 80, remains detained at the ICC’s facility since March, awaiting a charge confirmation hearing delayed by his claimed medical condition. The Philippines had withdrawn from the Rome Statute in 2019, but the ICC retains jurisdiction over crimes committed between 2011 and 2019. Duterte’s daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, rejected the ICC’s authority, calling any arrest a “kidnapping” and hinting at plans to relocate her father, though no country was named. The resolution highlights deep political divisions within the Senate.