Read The Diplomat, Know The Asia-Pacific
Earlier this week, Senator Ronald dela Rosa, the enforcer of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” fled to his Senate office to avoid arrest on a warrant from the ICC.
The empty hall of the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, Philippines, May 29, 2025.
Gunfire broke out amid chaotic scenes at the Philippine Senate yesterday, after armed men attempted to enter areas of the building where Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is hiding out to avoid an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent “war on drugs” campaign, locked himself in his Senate office on Monday, after fleeing from officers from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
