section_path: Campaign/March
section_name: March
paragraph_text: March
  
  On March 11, former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on basis of a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) coursed via Interpol. Duterte was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, after returning to the country after an election rally at Hong Kong. Senate President Francis Escudero urged due process from the ICC and called for restraint, warning against using Duterte's arrest for political gain ahead of the election. Reelectionist Imee Marcos, criticized the political divisions, saying Duterte's arrest only creates "chaos" and questioning whether it benefits ordinary Filipinos. She also expressed sympathy, noting his age. Marcos skipped a campaign rally in Tacloban in protest of Duterte's arrest. She then asked the Senate to conduct an investigation on the manner how Duterte was arrested.
  
  Makabayan candidate Arlene Brosas called it "a glimpse of hope" for the victims' families, while fellow Makabayan candidate France Castro described it as "a concrete step towards accountability and justice" for victims of human rights abuses. PLM candidate Luke Espiritu expressed strong support for Duterte's arrest, accusing the former president of severely damaging the nation's values and character, and calling the arrest "just". A rally protesting Duterte's arrest and asked for his return to the Philippines was held at the Liwasang Bonifacio, attended by PDP candidates.
  
  Meanwhile, dela Rosa asked for the Senate to provide him protection in case the ICC issues a warrant for him. Escudero said "the Senate will not allow any of its members to be arrested within the Senate, especially during a session." Dela Rosa initially said that once the Senate's protection on him ends, he would have surrendered peacefully, saying he will not engage in a gunfight with the arresting team. However, a day later, he said that he is mulling on hiding from the authorities instead of surrendering.
  
  On the Senate hearing regarding former president Duterte's arrest, Senator Marcos, who was the chair of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that Duterte's rights were violated as he was not given the chance to subject the ICC warrant via judicial review, and that Duterte was not given a physical copy of the warrant of arrest. Anthony Alcantara, executive director of the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime, said that they did not receive a red notice from Interpol, but instead a red diffusion, or a "wanted person notice". Jesus Crispin Remulla, the Secretary of Justice, invoked the commitment of the Philippines to Interpol and following Republic Act No. 9851, the law punishing crimes against humanity. Remulla refuted Marcos's pronouncements that ICC lacked jurisdiction as the Philippine justice system was working, pointing out that relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings found it impossible to file cases on local courts due to lack of police reports, and due to inaction from fiscals. On subsequent Alyansa rallies, President Marcos omitted his sister's name in his speeches.
  
  Vice President Duterte then later endorsed ten candidates: the nine candidates on the PDP slate, and Richard Mata, but not Senator Marcos. The PDP slate then adopted the name DuterTen, a portmanteau of "Duterte" and "ten", the number of candidates on their senatorial ticket). Imee Marcos then left Alyansa on March 26, 2025. On the findings released by the committee led by Marcos, it found that the Philippines had "no obligation to arrest Duterte and turn him over to the ICC, that the Philippine government decided to arrest Duterte, and that Duterte's rights were violated. Marcos then later said that "I'm not paying attention to it" on rumors that the DuterTen ticket was planning to adopt her