Manila, March 11 -- The uncle of a 17-year-old teenager killed during former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war said Tuesday that Duterte is "fortunate" to receive due process following his arrest on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Randy delos Santos, whose nephew Kian delos Santos was shot dead in an August 2017 police operation in Caloocan City, said the former president is getting the legal rights that many victims of his drug war never had.

"Mapalad ang ating [dating] pangulo dahil nabigyan siya ng pagkakataon na ipagtanggol ang kanyang sarili (Our former president is fortunate because he is given the chance to defend himself)," Randy told reporters.

Duterte is facing crimes against humanity before the...