Kitty Duterte to Supreme Court: “My father must not die in foreign custody.”
Veronica “Kitty” Duterte has made an emotional and urgent appeal to the Supreme Court, asking the highest tribunal to act on their habeas corpus petition and bring former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte back to the Philippines as his health allegedly worsens under ICC detention.
Her plea, submitted through Atty. Salvador Panelo, paints a harrowing picture:
a former Philippine President, elderly, frail, far from home, and—according to their petition—experiencing cognitive decline while detained abroad.
The petition argues that Duterte’s condition is expected to deteriorate further without immediate medical attention from his own doctors, asserting that the ICC is unfit to provide the specialized care he requires.
They warn that forcing him to stand trial in such condition would be inhumane.
Kitty’s message is clear:
“Timely intervention could have spared my father this harm. Bring him home.”
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The petition also challenges the government directly.
If the Philippines was able to bring home figures like Arnolfo Teves despite international complications, why can’t they act for a former head of state?
This is no longer just a legal battle.
This is a humanitarian question.
A daughter’s plea.
A family’s desperation.
A former president’s life hanging in the balance.
And many Filipinos are now asking:
Will the government allow a former president to suffer — or will it act before it’s too late?
