Philippine politician wanted by ICC makes 'escape' after Senate chaos
Officials said the senator slipped out after gunfire and a police probe is examining whether the chaos was staged to help him evade arrest.
- On Thursday, Philippine Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa was no longer in the Senate building, with independent sources reporting he fled around 2 or 3 a.m. after an overnight standoff.
- The Hague-based International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for dela Rosa on Monday for crimes against humanity, prompting him to seek Senate refuge while vowing to "exhaust all available remedies" to block his transfer.
- Gunfire erupted inside the Senate late Wednesday, causing chaos as people scrambled for cover; authorities deployed Marines, police, and armed guards after more than a dozen shots were fired.
- Police spokesperson Randulf Tuano reported one person detained as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. convened security chiefs Thursday to investigate, with authorities recovering bullet casings and assault rifle magazines.
- Critics labeled the escape a "national embarrassment," with lawmakers condemning the Senate's "protective custody" as a tool for evasion while investigators probe whether the shooting was staged to facilitate his departure.
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Gunfire erupts at Philippine Senate as authorities look for prosecuted senator
Gunfire broke out inside the Philippine Senate as authorities attempted to arrest a senator accused of crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drugs crackdown. The shots were believed to have been fired by security agents as they tried to apprehend Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court. The lawmaker managed to flee. The ICC indicted Duterte last year on accusations of extrajudicial killi…
Uxía Pérez Bangkok, May 15 (EFE).- The Philippine Senate was for three days a crucial scenario for the country’s politics, acting as the refuge of parliamentarian Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa, until a suspect shooting broke into the middle of the chamber and precipitated the politician’s escape, on whom an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) weighs for alleged crimes against humanity. Tension had been in court for days. After s…
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity fled the Senate, where he had sought refuge to evade his arrest, officials reported on Thursday.
Senate turmoil seen weighing on confidence as stagflation risks rise - BusinessWorld Online
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could face mounting pressure from rising political instability, with economists and business groups warning that this week’s chaos at the Senate may further weaken already fragile business and consumer confidence amid slowing growth, elevated inflation, and an ongoing energy crisis. Alvin Joseph A. Arogo, head of research and chief economist at Philippine National Bank (PNB), said the events at the Senate on Wednesday woul…
Cayetano confirms Bato left Senate building
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Bato dela Rosa, wanted by ICC, evades arrest, escapes Senate premises Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirms Senator Bato Dela Rosa has left the Senate. Marcos: Gov’t didn’t swarm Senate; no orders to arrest Dela Rosa President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says there were no standing orders from him or other officials in the executive to arrest Senator Bato …
Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa, who was head of the National Police during the toughest years of the vicious drug war of the former Philippine president, has fled secretly before dawn after days of surrealist scenes in the Senate
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