Sen. Padilla seeks probe on alleged Trillanes ICC mission for Duterte

Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed Senate Resolution 141, seeking a Senate investigation into the alleged designation of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to conduct a welfare check on former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

Padilla's resolution questions the legality, constitutionality, and propriety of assigning private citizens to represent the Philippine State before international tribunals and their accountability to the Filipino people.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) previously stated that "officials from the Philippine Embassy in the Hague" performed the welfare check, clarifying that such actions are standard duties for Philippine Foreign Service Posts for any detained Filipino citizen.

The resolution aims to ensure transparency and accountability and to craft legislative measures providing clearer guidelines for representatives before international bodies.

In response to the allegations, Trillanes suggested that Vice President Sara Duterte should ask her father if he really visited him while in detention.