The Philippine government will not object if former President Rodrigo Duterte decides to surrender to the International Criminal Court that’s probing his drug war and signaled it may also cooperate with the international police.

The Philippine government must cooperate if the International Criminal Court seeks custody of former President Rodrigo Duterte due to an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity during his drug crackdown.

The Philippine government said Wednesday its law enforcement agencies will be bound to cooperate if the International Criminal Court seeks the custody of former President Rodrigo Duterte as part of an investigation into thousands of deaths during his crackdown on illegal drugs.

MANILA - The Philippine government will not stand in the way if former president Rodrigo Duterte decides to surrender himself to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the office of the current president said on Wednesday.

The Philippines said on Wednesday it would not stand in the way if former President Rodrigo Duterte wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court, and would be obliged to comply with any international arrest warrant over his "war on drugs".

The government may be obliged to turn over former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Police Organization if the International Criminal Court (ICC) requests assistance from the Interpol,

The government will not object if former President Rodrigo Duterte wants to surrender himself to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Wednesday.

If the former President desires to surrender himself to the jurisdiction of the ICC, the government will neither object to it nor move to block the fulfillment of his desire,” Bersamin said in a statement to reporters.