Sen. Bato Dela Rosa, sa PNP, sakali ipapa-aresto ng ICC: "Lahat ng ginagawa nila ay illegal"

- Sen. Bato Dela Rosa, during a rally that calls for the return of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the country, delivered a strong message

- He addressed the possibility of the issuance of a warrant for his arrest by the International Criminal Court

- In a report of 24 Oras, he said that everything that is being done is illegal, and emphasized that the Philippines is not recognizing the arrest warrant issued by the ICC since it is no longer a member of the Rome Statute

- He also underscored that the surrender of FPRRD to the ICC caused "division" among Filipinos

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa delivered a strong message during a rally calling for the return of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippines.

He addressed the possibility of an arrest warrant being issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and firmly rejected its legitimacy.

Dela Rosa emphasized that any legal action taken against Duterte by the ICC would be invalid, as the Philippines no longer recognizes its jurisdiction.

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"Pagdating ng araw na lalabas ‘yung warrant of arrest ko, huhulihin ako ng PNP, ito ang masasabi ko sa inyo, ito lang ang masasabi ko sa inyo, lahat nang ginagawa nila ay ilegal kasi ‘yung warrant of arrest na kanilang sine-serve sa atin, hindi ‘yan nanggagaling sa competent authority," he said.

He reiterated that the Philippines withdrew from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC, meaning the country does not acknowledge any warrants issued by the court.

He further argued that any attempts to enforce an ICC arrest warrant within the country would be unlawful.

Dela Rosa also warned that surrendering Duterte to the ICC would only cause further division among Filipinos.

He stressed that such an action would not be in the best interest of national unity and called for continued support for the former president.

The rally was attended by Duterte’s supporters, who echoed Dela Rosa’s sentiments, reaffirming their stance that the former leader should not be subjected to ICC proceedings.

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Meanwhile, GMA News took to Instagram to warn about a fake video that is being spread on social media. According to GMA News, the fake "prayer rally video" for PRRD in Cebu was edited, and that the original was actually their video taken during the Sinulog. The network then shared a side by side comparison of the fake video vis-a-vis the real video that they shot from Sinulog Festival. GMA also explained that the video was during a procession of the devotees on January 17, 2025.

In other news, illicit drug trade disguised as a parcel distribution center was recently uncovered by authorities. In a surveillance video shared on 24 Oras Weekend, one can see an individual receiving a parcel from a rider in front of an apartment building. Subsequently, another person seen waiting for another set of package in the same place. Authorities later swooped down on the said parcel distribution center and seized pastic bag and sachets of suspected illegal substance with an estimated street value of around 6.8 million pesos.

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