July 10, 2022
MANILA, Philippines – Tension continues to build around Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa as he faces possible arrest over his alleged role in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.
Dela Rosa has remained inside the Senate compound since Monday after the chamber’s new leadership granted him protective custody amid reports that authorities may attempt to serve the arrest warrant against the senator.
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano earlier said the chamber would only recognize warrants issued by Philippine courts, while Malacañang has maintained that the executive branch would not interfere in Senate decisions.
The looming arrest has sparked protests, political tensions, and renewed debate over the Philippines’ obligations to the ICC. Five senators have filed a resolution urging Dela Rosa to surrender to proper authorities while human rights groups and progressive organizations have called for his arrest and surrender to The Hague.
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WATCH: Security personnel place additional barriers at the Senate’s main gate after gunshots were heard inside the premises. | @MJSalcedoINQ Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/IbCaiTub7M pic.twitter.com/aHQBjZ7Bqm
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WATCH: Here's the current situation inside the Senate after gunshots were heard in the hallways of the building. | @keithcINQ Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/IbCaiTub7M pic.twitter.com/YRtrqdSKcE
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BREAKING: Gunshots were heard in the hallways of the Senate building. | @keithcINQ
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WATCH: A supporter of Sen. Bato dela Rosa throws a plastic bottle at former Senate President Tito Sotto’s vehicle as he leaves the Senate premises. | @MJSalcedoINQ
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WATCH: Drilling noises are heard from Senate doors that are connected to the GSIS parking, a member of the Senate OSAA said. The portion of the building is near the elevators that Sen. Bato dela Rosa and other majority senators boarded. | @keithcINQ
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WATCH: Sen. Bato dela Rosa is joined by some Majority senators in exiting SP Alan Peter Cayetano’s Office before they boarded the Senate building’s second floor. | @keithcINQ
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WATCH: Members of the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms wear vests by the office of SP Alan Cayetano where Sen. Bato dela Rosa was last seen entering. Dela Rosa is under protective custody of the Senate amid an arrest warrant against him from the ICC. | @keithcINQ
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in connection with the confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Dela Rosa is among those identified as alleged co-perpetrators in the… pic.twitter.com/Uj0cOkUs4S
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JUST IN: Senate Acting Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca says there is “no arrest” that will happen at this time, adding that if there were to be one, a court order and coordination with the Senate President will still be required.
Aplasca also denies NBI presence at the Senate… pic.twitter.com/3mlwSaz0In
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WATCH: Sen. Bato dela Rosa exits his office on the 5th floor of the Senate building amid reports of the ICC warrant of arrest set to be served to the senator. The senator was seen entering Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s office at the 2nd floor.
Dela Rosa is currently… pic.twitter.com/mrqsyqYkq5
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‘BAKIT NILA AKO GINA-GANITO?’
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa appeals for a peaceful prayer vigil outside the Senate amid reports that NBI and CIDG operatives are on their way to arrest him.
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WATCH: Duterte supporters “inspect” vehicles leaving the Senate building, saying that Sen. Ronald dela Rosa may have been taken out of the premises. | @MJSalcedoINQ
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NO TRO FOR BATO WARRANT
JUST IN: The Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) but ordered executive officials to comment within 72 hours on Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s motion questioning the validity of the arrest warrant issued by the… pic.twitter.com/O2xX7PHbKd
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WATCH: Senate Acting Sgt at Arms Mao Aplasca goes out of the Senate building amid reports of a possible arrest of Sen. Bato dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa earlier said in his Facebook livestream that he would be arrested after the session at the Senate. | @MJSalcedoINQ
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Upon suspension of the plenary session at the Senate on Wednesday some senators including Sen. Bato Dela Rosa were seen exiting through the back of the session hall. | @keithcINQ
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WATCH: More police officers have been deployed outside the Senate building following reports of a possible arrest of Sen. Bato dela Rosa in light of the ICC warrant. | @MJSalcedoINQ pic.twitter.com/xCshxgHiBy
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WATCH: A police vehicle was seen entering the Senate building this Wednesday afternoon. | @MJSalcedoINQ pic.twitter.com/YN9hB1ZoIu
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WATCH: Sen. Bato dela Rosa was seen exiting the session hall after the plenary resumed. He boarded the elevator with his legal counsel and refused to take questions. | @keithcINQ
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BATO ON ICC WEBSITE
LOOK: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has listed Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa as a “defendant at large” on its website following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him, which was confirmed on Monday. | 📷: ICC
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‘SANA TULUNGAN NIYO AKO’
LOOK: In a Facebook livestream following their plenary session, Sen. Bato dela Rosa appealed to his supporters to hold a prayer vigil outside the Senate amid reports that operatives from the NBI and CIDG were on their way to enforce the ICC arrest… pic.twitter.com/hWvQluCrOk
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