Manila, March 11 -- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for alleged crimes against humanity related to his war on drugs, authorities said.

In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the arrest warrant was received by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Manila from the ICC early today, as per the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

The media outlet said that Duterte arrived in the Philippines via Cathay Pacific flight CX 907 from Hong Kong at 9:20 am and the Prosecutor General presented the official ICC notification confirming the arrest warrant for Duterte.

Duterte had returned to Manila after delivering a f...