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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa “has no clear and unmistakable right to be protected,” the Supreme Court (SC) said in its resolution denying the senator’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would have blocked local authorities from acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him without a Philippine court order.
The SC released late Monday the official copy of the resolution rejecting Dela Rosa’s plea.
On May 20, the high court, voting 9-5-1, issued the TRO denial, while also clarifying that it only decided on that appeal and that “the main issues raised by the parties in their pleadings and motions are yet to be resolved in the main case.”
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo led the nine justices who voted for the denial of the TRO. The other Justices were Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, Associate Justices Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, Filomena Singh, Rodil Zalameda, Samuel Gaerlan, Jose Midas Marquez, Jhosep Lopez, and Raul Villanueva.
