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China says it has not received any asylum application from' Duterte
Duterte's trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.
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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the proclamation rally for his political party PDP-Laban's senatorial candidates ahead of the midterm elections, at Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 13, 2025. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez)
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hina has not received any application for asylum from Philippines' former President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Duterte's trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.
The former president was arrested on March 11 at Manila's main airport on his arrival from Hong Kong at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of its probe into a "war on drugs" that defined his presidency.
On Sunday, Duterte's daughter Sara said his father had no case to answer at the ICC and was confident he has a strong legal argument.
Sara Duterte, vice-president of the Philippines, told reporters her father was now in better health after appearing fatigued and dazed at his first hearing at the ICC.
"He's very confident about the legal arguments. He's very confident... that what they did was wrong and there is no case to begin with," Duterte told reporters.
The 79-year-old former president faces a charge of crimes against humanity tied to his "war on drugs" in which thousands were killed.
He is currently in a detention centre in The Hague, awaiting a confirmation of charges hearing on September 23, where he will have the opportunity to contest the accusations against him.
Duterte was bundled into a plane in Manila and brought to the Hague via Dubai, appearing barely awake at his initial hearing two days later.
But his daughter, who said she saw him on Saturday, said: "He feels better now and thankfully the doctors and the nurses are taking good care of him."
She had previously revealed that her father's main complaint was the Dutch food served in the centre.
"He's getting rice. That's what we asked for and it's cooked perfectly. Correct according to Filipino taste," said Sara Duterte.
He was asking for his personal clothes and a supply of diet cola, she said.
