Vice President Sara Duterte says she is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up the proceedings in the case involving her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte. In remarks made during an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, she says Rodrigo Duterte is already 81 years old and that his ability to remain in detention is limited. She frames the appeal as a request rather than a demand, saying authorities can only “request and plead” for the trial to move faster. Sara Duterte’s comments emphasize that delaying the case for several additional years would further prolong detention. She expresses concern that her father cannot “afford” to stay detained for “three, four, five years more,” and links the urgency of her appeal to his age and health considerations. The statement reflects her position as the case continues at the ICC, where trial timelines are determined by the court’s processes.