# Philippines ### Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte announces retirement from politics https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100510148?__twitter_impression=true The International Criminal Court is currently investigating killings by Mr Duterte's administration after he took power Mr Duterte took office in 2016 and launched a crackdown on illegal drugs that left more than 6,000 mostly petty suspects dead and alarmed Western governments and human rights groups.