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

Palace on dela Rosa’s appeal: He’s entitled to rights if arrest happens

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday responded to Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s request for protection from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying that if he is arrested, then he will be granted all the rights afforded to an accused person. These remarks came after the resurfaced senator pleaded with Marcos to protect every Filipino against

By jvicente

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