Philippines authorities investigating reports lawmaker wanted by ICC has fled after taking refuge in senate
Senator Ronald dela Rosa is wanted by the ICC for his alleged role in country’s deadly anti-drug crackdown that saw thousands killed Philippine authorities are seeking to confirm reports that a lawmaker wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) secretly left the Senate premises where he had spent days evading arrest, an official said. Presidential communications undersecretary Clare Castro told a press conference that authorities were trying to confirm the whereabouts of senator Ronald de
Ronald dela Rosa, wanted over involvement in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’, reportedly left heavily guarded building before dawn
A Philippine lawmaker wanted by the international criminal court for his alleged role enforcing Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drugs crackdown has secretly fled the senate after spending days holed up in the building to avoid arrest.
The senate president, Alan Peter Cayetano, confirmed to the media that senator Ronald dela Rosa was “no longer in the building” after reports that he had slipped out of the heavily guarded building before dawn.
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- Philippines authorities investigating reports lawmaker wanted by ICC has fled after taking refuge in senateGuardian - World · Rebecca Ratcliffe · May 14, 2026, 5:33 AM
- Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees senate after days holed up in buildingGuardian - World · Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent · May 14, 2026, 11:54 AM
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