Former President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the country shortly before his plane landed at the Rotterdam The Hague airport, saying he was okay and telling Filipinos not to worry.

In a video posted on the Rody Duterte Facebook page, the former president indicated that he expected a long legal proceeding after he was arrested.

"To my countrymen, just to give you the current situation, I am about to land in The Hague. Galing ako Dubai, stopover... It's a long haul, it's a long flight. OK ako. Do not worry," Duterte said.

Duterte was arrested on Tuesday on a warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court over killings during his administration's war on drugs,

"And I think this has something to do with the law and order nuon, at sinasabi ko naman sa mga pulis, military na trabaho kayo at ako ang managot. So ito na nga," Duterte said.

"For all of the whatever happened in the past, ako na 'yung nag-front sa ating law enforcement, pati military. Sinabi ko na, I will protect you and I will, ako ang managot sa lahat," he added.

"This will be a long legal proceeding but I say to you I will continue to serve my country at so be it, kung ganoon ang destiny ko. Salamat," Duterte said.

(Reports from GMA Integrated News)