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FIVE SENATORS URGE BATO TO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER READ: A Senate resolution filed Tuesday, May 12, urges Senator Bato dela Rosa to “voluntarily surrender to the proper authorities and seek judicial remedies in accordance with the Constitution and applicable laws and rules.” The signatories are Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, Ping Lacson, Kiko Pangilinan, and Tito Sotto — members of the new minority. | @eimorpsantos

@chwelouis @AttyMatula Was there a case filed in the local court?













Let’s be factual. There IS a warrant of arrest for Bato de la Rosa. It’s from the International Criminal Court (ICC). There IS a domestic law (RA 9851) that allows local authorities to enforce the warrant and surrender Bato to the ICC. On top of that, the SC had ruled that even if the PH govt withdrew from the ICC in 2019, we remain obligated to cooperate on cases involving incidents prior to the withdrawal. The NBI and PNP had every right to arrest Bato and the Senate was wrong in coddling him and facilitating his escape. Ang may problema si Allan at Jonvic.





The ICC is not a barangay tanod of The Hague. It is a court created by treaty, the Rome Statute, and its lawful processes deserve respect. In fact, former UP College of Law Dean Raul Pangalangan, who later became an ICC judge, and former UP Law Dean Merlin Magallona were among the Filipino legal minds associated with the drafting and development of the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute is applicable to the Philippines from 2011 until the country’s withdrawal took effect in 2019. Even after withdrawal, the Supreme Court in Pangilinan v. Cayetano, G.R. No. 238875, March 16, 2021, recognized that the Philippines remained bound by obligations incurred while it was still a State Party. Under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Philippines adopts generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land. Thus, if there is a valid ICC warrant, the issue is not whether the Senate likes it. The issue is whether the rule of law will be honored. Senate walls cannot be turned into a legal safe house. Public office is not a bunker against accountability.















