Duterte arrest ‘saddest day in Philippine history’, says Bong Go | ABS-CBN News

“The saddest day in Philippine history.” This is how Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go described the arrest and subsequent departure of former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague in The Netherlands where he is accused of crimes against humanity. Go, who served as a close aide and special assistant to Duterte, told reporters he was hurt by the arrest, saying the former president was only doing his job to help the millions of Filipinos during his presidency. Duterte was arrested at a Manila airport early on Tuesday, in a major step in the International Criminal Court’s investigation into thousands of killings in an anti-drugs crackdown that caused shock and condemnation around the world. The war on drugs was Duterte's signature campaign platform that swept the mercurial crime-buster to power. Duterte has long insisted he instructed police to kill only in self-defense and has always defended the crackdown, repeatedly telling his supporters he was ready to "rot in jail" if it meant ridding the Philippines of drugs. With Reuters For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS...   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #ABSCBN #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews