Philippine VP Sara Duterte departs for Netherlands

MANILA -- Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte departed for the Netherlands on Wednesday, local media said.

The Office of the Vice-President confirmed that Sara Duterte left Manila at 7:40 a.m. local time and is heading to Amsterdam, multiple news outlets reported.

The vice president earlier said she would follow her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, to The Hague for the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial.

On Tuesday night, the vice president tried to enter Villamor Air Base in Pasay City to meet her father but failed.

FlightRadar24, a live flight-tracking website, said on Tuesday night through social media platform that the plane carrying the former president became the most tracked flight in the world.