KEEPING VIGILANT Members of activist coalition Tindig Pilipinas and other groups gather at Edsa Shrine on Sunday to denounce last week’s events at the Senate and call for accountability in the drug war case before the International Criminal Court and Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked the Supreme Court to reject what it called the legal maneuvers of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and to allow the government to arrest the lawmaker and former Philippine National Police chief so he could stand trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
In a 74-page comment dated May 16 and made public on Sunday, state lawyers led by Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe branded Dela Rosa a “fugitive from justice” who is manipulating the legal system to evade the ICC arrest warrant issued on Nov. 5, 2025, and unsealed on May 11, 2026.
The OSG urged the high court to deny all of Dela Rosa’s “purely personal” motions.
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