Rodrigo Duterte, who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads in his war on drugs.

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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served with an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court in Manila on Tuesday morning local time, local officials said. The big picture: The ICC in 2021 formally authorized an official investigation into alleged crimes against humanity during Duterte's war on drugs when he was president.