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Since the Cayetano-led Senate leadership goaded its members to extend 'protective custody' to the fugitive senator, it is legally responsible for that person
There’s a vision of what a democracy should look like that’s taught in every school. None of that was on display this week.
A senator earned international ridicule for turning the halls of the Senate into an obstacle course. After spending months hiding, he chose to attend a session that coincided with a vote to change the chamber’s leadership. The new Senate majority then promptly placed the Senate on lockdown and extended “protective custody” to stop a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The next day, the senator’s emergency petition was heard by the Supreme Court, but it did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) that he had asked for. By evening, gunshots were heard in the Senate and the Senate President went live on social media claiming that, “the Senate is under attack.” In the chaos, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa slipped out of the building. The Senate President is yet to update the public where the fugitive senator is. All this in just four days.
