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Duterte did not apply for asylum in China – Bello
Malacañang has stated that it has no information regarding any asylum bid by former President Rodrigo Duterte in China.
One of Duterte's lawyers, former labor secretary Silvestre Bello III, denied that the former president applied for asylum in China, stating he was with Duterte in Hong Kong and was never informed of any such attempt.
Bello also mentioned that Duterte expressed his readiness to be arrested, contrary to reports of him being forced to return due to a rejected asylum bid.
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the Palace has not received any information about the alleged asylum bid.
A report cited an unimpeachable source indicating that the government had planned Duterte's arrest since January, in anticipation of an ICC arrest warrant.
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