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

SB Sam BeltranSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-12 · 12:27 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa's attempt to evade an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant has transformed the Philippine Senate into a focal point of a legal and political confrontation. The incident, which saw the former national police chief running through the Senate halls, occurred on Monday. Dela Rosa is currently under protective custody within the Senate, creating a standoff over his potential handover to The Hague. Analysts view this event as indicative of the Duterte camp facing increased pressure, as legal scrutiny of the former president's anti-drug campaign coincides with impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio and a struggle for control of the Senate.

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Senator Dela Rosa was inside the Senate under protective custody on Tuesday.

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A clip of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa running through the Senate halls to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant has become a startling image.

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The legal reckoning over Duterte's anti-drug campaign is colliding with the impeachment battle facing VP Sara Duterte-Carpio and a fight to control the Senate.

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The situation turned the Senate into the center of a legal and political stand-off over handing Dela Rosa over to The Hague.

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The chase was a symbol of a Duterte camp under siege, according to analysts.

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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 chase was also a symbol of a Duterte camp under siege, analysts said, with the legal reckoning over his deadly anti-drug campaign now colliding with the impeachment battle facing his daughter, Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, and a fight to control the Senate.

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