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The government is armed with Republic Act No. 9851, an old law that clears the way for Senator Bato dela Rosa’s arrest
It’s ironic, but the late dictator’s son has provided the space we need to repair our democracy, assaulted and scarred by Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte’s sweeping strongman tactics affected institutions such as the courts, the Ombudsman, the Solicitor General, the legislature, political parties, civil society, and the media.
We have the remaining years of the Marcos presidency to make our democracy resilient enough to withstand the shocks from a potential return to autocracy.
The case of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is one big opportunity to strengthen the rule of law, a mainstay in a democracy, no matter how flawed ours is. In the recent move of pro-Duterte senators to grab the majority and protect the fugitive senator wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for enforcing the war on drugs that led to thousands of extrajudicial killings, three institutions stood out, rising above the chaos and providing clarity.
