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

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

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.

Sotto clarifies coordination with NBI for Dela Rosa’s arrest

'Little did I know that Senator Dela Rosa, after seven months of not being here, would suddenly come,' shares Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto, who was unseated as Senate president on the day of Bato Dela Rosa's return to the upper chamber

By Rappler.com

Subpoena vs Dela Rosa stays despite Senate custody? PNP says ‘Let’s see’

MANILA, Philippines — Will the Philippine National Police (PNP) still enforce its subpoena against Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa while he is in Senate custody? “This is situational. Let’s just wait for Thursday, May 14, 10 a.m., to see what legal actions will be taken in the case of Senator dela Rosa,” PNP spokesperson Brig.

By mmercado

Palace to Bato: Drug war victims are Filipinos too

Malacañang on Tuesday, May 12, brushed aside Sen. Bato dela Rosa's plea for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to shield him from the International Criminal Court, saying the Filipinos killed in the drug war he helped lead need protection, too.

By Cristina Chi