LOOK: Duterte waits it out in Dubai on way to Netherlands

Former president Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Dubai on Wednesday for a layover on his way to Rotterdam in the Netherlands following his arrest Tuesday by virtue of a warrant issued by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).

Senator Bong Go, Duterte's longtime aide, who remained in Manila, shared photos of the former president taken aboard the Gulfstream aircraft. 

He was accompanied on the flight by former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea.

At a press conference, House Assistant Majority Leader Jude Acidre of Tingog party-list wished Duterte well.

“We wish you the best of health. I think any well-meaning person would want the former president healthy,” Acidre said.

"Whatever is in his mind and his heart right now, I hope these things will be something that he would find peace in as he celebrates his 80th birthday (on March 28),” he added.

Duterte is facing charges of crimes against humanity for the extrajudicial killings which occurred during his administration's war on drugs.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Interpol Manila received an official copy of the ICC warrant hours before Duterte's arrival from Hong Kong on Tuesday.

The President said the arrest was done "because Interpol asked us to do it and we have commitments." He also insisted that the arrest was proper and correct, wherein "every single necessary procedure" was followed.

Vice President Sara Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, and Davao City Congressman Paolo Duterte—three of the former president's four children—are expected to visit him at The Hague. —Jiselle Anne Casucian and Llanesca Panti/KG/VBL, GMA Integrated News