Duterte, his lawyer said, appeared resigned to his fate at the international tribunal. I no longer remember much at all, and I can’t comment on people who I do not know and on statistics that mean nothing to me,’” the defense lawyer told the court. I have now accepted my fate, and I realized that I could die in prison,’” Kaufman added. “If Rodrigo Duterte is to be faulted for anything, it is for his inappropriate choice of language. But he murdered no one,” Kaufman told the judges.

Source: Philippine Star February 28, 2026 16:05 UTC