Officials in the Philippines have defended their decision to arrest former President Rodrigo Duterte and send him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in a Senate hearing lasting five hours.
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00:00The Philippines has defended its decision to hand over former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:05to the International Criminal Court, responding to widespread backlash from his supporters.
00:11At a Senate hearing on Thursday, lawmakers grilled officials for more than five hours
00:15about Duterte's transfer to The Hague.
00:18Defense Chief Gilbert Teodoro also defended the military's role in assisting with Duterte's
00:23arrest.
00:24The former president has been charged with crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown
00:29on drugs.
00:30His daughter, Vice President Sarah Duterte, says she's looking at the limited options
00:34to bring her father back to the Philippines, but did not give details.