Efforts to arrest a Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court on a charge of murder as a crime against humanity have led to a burst of gunfire and a standoff in the country’s Senate building.

Video footage displayed during the Senate session showed Philippine senator Ronald Dela Rosa running away from Philippine agents as the International Criminal Court confirmed an…

Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has locked himself inside his Senate office in order to avoid arrest and extradition to The Hague-based court.