Former Senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV declared he is prepared to attend any Senate inquiry into reports that he was tapped by the government to conduct a welfare check on detained former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

“Game ako diyan,” Trillanes said, brushing aside speculation about his supposed visit. He added that the matter could easily be verified: “Mas madali kung tanungin na lang nila mismo si Digong kung bumisita nga ako sa kanya o hindi. Anyway, si Sara can talk to him over the phone any time.”

The remarks came after Senator Robin Padilla filed Senate Resolution No. 141 on September 30, urging the chamber to investigate whether Trillanes’ alleged presence at the ICC detention facility carried any official authority. Padilla stressed that the issue involves questions of legality, constitutionality, and foreign policy.

The controversy arose following accounts that Trillanes was seen outside the ICC detention center on September 27, the same day Vice President Sara Duterte disclosed that her father was found unconscious in his cell and subjected to medical tests without the family’s knowledge.

For its part, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) clarified that welfare checks for detained Filipinos abroad are part of its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and related Philippine laws.

Duterte, who has been under ICC custody since March 2025, is facing charges of crimes against humanity linked to the thousands of deaths in his administration’s anti-drug campaign.