Senators react to Duterte's first in-person ICC appearance
Philippine senators expressed mixed reactions, ranging from sympathy to calls for historical judgment, following former President Rodrigo Duterte's first in-person appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged involvement in the war on drugs.
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