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Trump and Biden Financed Duterte’s Crimes. They Too Should Pay for It.

People including students and teachers protest against Rodrigo Duterte and call for justice for Drug War victims, as the former Philippine president is now facing trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) following his arrest, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 14, 2025.
People call for justice for drug war victims in Quezon City, Philippines, on March 14, 2025, as former President Rodrigo Duterte faces trial at the ICC.
Photo: Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images

The countless victims of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs are celebrating his arrest on charges of crimes against humanity as a momentous first step toward justice. Though the action of the International Criminal Court sends a strong warning to perpetrators of state terror in positions of power, many of those who financed, enforced, and even continued in his state-sponsored killing campaign have not been held accountable.

That list includes U.S. presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and current Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Will the international community have the resolve to hold responsible those complicit in…

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