An estimated 30,000 people marched the streets of Davao City during the 88th Araw ng Davao to show support for former city mayor and former President Rodrigo Duterte who is facing charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands for alleged crimes against humanity.

The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) gave the crowd estimate following the solidarity walk on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

The solidarity walk was held simultaneously with the Parada Dabawenyo.

The supporters wore black as they marched from Roxas Avenue to San Pedro Square.

The public display is the latest in what has been a series of actions taking place across the Philippines after Duterte’s arrest on Tuesday, March 11.

Duterte was arrested on the strength of a warrant from the ICC in connection with his deadly drug war that reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 6,000 people.

In a report by GMA News Online, other supporters from other parts of the country also gathered on Sunday. In Metro Manila, Duterte supporters showed their support via a motorcade from Manila to Quezon City.

A report by dzBB's Carlo Mateo and Mao dela Cruz said that after assembling at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, the group of mostly motorcycle riders rode along Manila City Hall, the Supreme Court and the Quezon Memorial Circle before heading to Fairview in Quezon City via Quezon Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue.

In posters and chants, the protesters demanded that the former President be brought back to the Philippines.

In Kalibo, Aklan, Annie Lee Bautista of Super Radyo Kalibo reported that a group of riders wearing white T-shirts proclaiming "I support FPRRD" staged a motorcade that ended with a program focused on their call for Duterte to be returned to the Philippines.

(With reports from GMA Regional TV One Mindanao, GMA Super Radyo Davao, GMA News Online)