Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate.

Philippine lawmaker holes up in Senate as ICC confirms drug war warrant

A sitting Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for his role in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war took refuge inside the Senate on Monday to avoid arrest by government agents. Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the country’s one-time police chief, was under the Senate’s protection “in accordance with our rules and Philippine laws”, newly elected Senate President and Duterte ally Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters. “We will allow an arrest under the condition that it i...

By Agence France-Presse

PNP: No Interpol talks yet, but ready to enforce warrant vs Dela Rosa

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the local bureau of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has yet to coordinate with them regarding the arrest warrant against Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, but the police force is ready to implement it. “For now… the NCB and the PCTC have yet to convene

By mmercado

Fact check: Senators have been arrested inside Senate premises, contrary to Cayetano claim

Newly installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano's claim that no senator has ever been arrested inside Senate premises is false. Two of the five former senators he named to support the claim — Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima — were arrested inside the Senate building.

By Cristina Chi