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.

Video Shows Philippine Senator Outrunning Agents and Avoiding I.C.C. Warrant

Video shows Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court over Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, dashing into the Philippine Senate.

By Jason Gutierrez

Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest

Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custody The unusual pursuit was captured on CCTV cameras inside the Philippine senate. Ronald dela Rosa, a longtime ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte, raced along the hallways of the upper house complex, stumbling on the staircase, as he fled government agents. “They want to forcibly bring me to The Hague, to surrender me there,” Dela Rosa said later on a Facebook livestr...

By Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Video: Philippine senator flees ICC arrest over role in drug war

Philippines Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has taken refuge in the country’s parliament, as police sought to detain him.

Dela Rosa’s flight turns Philippine Senate into battleground for ICC accountability

A clip of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa running through the Senate halls to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant has become one of the most startling images in recent Philippine politics. By Tuesday, the former national police chief was still inside the Senate under protective custody, turning the chamber into the centre of a legal and political stand-off over whether one of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s closest allies could be handed over to The Hague. But Monday’s cha...

By Sam Beltran

Duterte ally flees agents in Philippine Senate to avoid arrest under ICC warrant

Closed-circuit television caught images of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa dashing down hallways and up emergency stairwells to evade arrest.

Bato sings PMA hymn to appeal for support amid ICC warrant

Dela Rosa, who belongs to the PMA Sinagtala Class of 1986, says this is his way to seek support from his fellow PMAers

By Jairo Bolledo

Dela Rosa remains in Senate building after gunshot chaos – lawyer

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa reportedly remained inside the Senate premises after several gunshots were heard inside. Dela Rosa was seen in a picture together with his lawyer Israelito Torreon. “There are those who say that the shooting was just a diversion tactic to get Senator Dela Rosa out of the Senate,

By cbuban

No immediate relief for Dela Rosa as Supreme Court asks for comments

(3rd update) The Supreme Court did not immediately stop any arrest or transfer of Bato dela Rosa under an ICC warrant