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2 clusters · 4 sources · 10 days · First seen 11 days ago · Last updated 1 day ago

ICC arrest warrant status of Senator Dela Rosa

Overview

The Philippine government has addressed rumors regarding the potential arrest of Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa. Following claims that the senator had been apprehended, the Presidential Communications Office dismissed the reports as baseless diversions. The Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior and Local Government confirmed they had no knowledge of an arrest, though the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) maintained that Dela Rosa remains “at large” due to an active International Criminal Court arrest warrant related to a former president’s anti-drug campaign.

Subsequent rumors linked an NBI operation in Davao City to the senator’s apprehension. However, NBI Director Melvin Matibag clarified that the operation was actually targeting Davao Mighty Steel Corp. regarding the production of substandard steel products containing radioactive isotopes. While the Davao raid was unrelated to the senator, the NBI confirmed that separate teams continue to monitor Dela Rosa’s whereabouts to enforce the ICC warrant.

Entities

National Bureau of Investigation · Ronald Dela Rosa · Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission · Davao Mighty Steel Corp. · Ronald Bato Dela Rosa

Timeline

1 day ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
NBI clarifies Davao operation was not to arrest Senator Dela Rosa
The NBI clarified that its Davao City operation targeted Davao Mighty Steel Corp. for substandard, radioactive products, not Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, whom authorities continue to track.
11 days ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Philippines denies arrest of Senator Bato Dela Rosa amid ICC warrant rumors
Philippine officials refute rumors that Senator Bato Dela Rosa was arrested, calling them a diversion from VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial; the ICC warrant against him remains active.

Sources

abogado.com.ph · cebudailynews.inquirer.net · philnews.ph · rappler.com