Manila political tensions

Philippines will ‘definitely’ comply with ICC request to arrest senator, Minister says

May 15, 2026 admin

An activist displays a sign with a slogan calling for the arrest of Philippine Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s, during a protest outside the Philippine Senate. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippine Justice Minister said on Friday (May 15, 2026) the country will definitely ‌submit to a request from the International Criminal Court to…

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Philippines senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate

May 14, 2026 admin

Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa reacts as he talks to the media before the start of a plenary session at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila. Dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war, has fled the senate, where he had sought refuge days earlier to…

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