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Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, August 6, 2025. Joseph B. Vidal/OSP

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176535376446920250806-senate-impeachment-vote-dela-rosa-OSP2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, August 6, 2025. Joseph B. Vidal/OSP </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Ronald dela Rosa “can perform” his duties despite his absence from the Senate, following reports that the International Criminal Court has supposedly issued an <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/18/sc-denies-dela-rosa-s-motion-to-compel-remulla-to-produce-alleged-icc-warrant-1604">arrest warrant </a>against him, his lawyer said Wednesday.  </p><p>&quot;Yung ministerial functions naman nandyan yung mga staff niya. He can perform through his staff,” Dela Rosa’s lawyer Israelito Torreon said. </p><p>“But as to his personal presence, I do hope that the Filipino public will understand that what is at stake here is his personal safety already… Hindi pa klaro kung anong procedure na gagamitin ang Philippine government kung paparehasin ba siya ni Tatay Digong na parang manok lang kukunin. Hindi na idaan sa korte at idiretso na doon sa Hague, Netherlands,” he added. </p><p>Torreon said the government should clarify the “proper procedure that is to be undertaken… in order to effectuate surrender.” </p><p>“Wala tayong batas, wala tayong constitutional amendment, maski IRR man lang. So dapat, klaruhin ito ng gobyerno, and then, voila, he will appear,” he said.   </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/13/bato-turns-to-sc-for-tro-vs-arrest-warrant-issued-by-icc-1608">Dela Rosa turns to Supreme Court for TRO vs ICC arrest warrant</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/2/new-solgen-re-enters-appearance-in-duterte-and-dela-rosa-petition-in-supreme-court-1432">New SolGen re-enters appearance in Duterte and Dela Rosa petition in Supreme Court</a></div><p>Dela Rosa was sued at the ICC for implementing then President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s drug war as national police chief.</p><p>Their camp contested the ICC’s right to judge Duterte and Dela Rosa after the Philippines withdrew from the court&#x27;s jurisdiction on March 17, 2019, well before an investigation was opened.  </p><p>But the ICC asserted that it can “exercise its jurisdiction in the present case over the crimes alleged against Mr. Duterte that were committed on the territory of the Philippines while it was a State Party.” </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/5/bato-could-take-blame-for-drug-war-deaths-to-free-duterte-from-icc-sereno-1231">Bato could take blame for drug war deaths to free Duterte from ICC — Sereno</a></div><p>Dela Rosa&#x27;s PDP partymate JV Hinlo said the Supreme Court can put the matter to rest.</p><p>“Only the Supreme Court can put to rest the issue on whether legal o iligal ang pagkuha kay dating Pangulong Duterte at yung planong pagkuha kay Sen. Bato, kung totoo na may warrant na at dadalhin sa ibang bansa para doon litisin ng foreign court. So, sana ang Korte Suprema ay tapusin ang isyong ito at magbibigay na ng hatol tungkol sa bagay na ito,” he said. </p><p>Torreon said he had not been in touch with Dela Rosa directly.</p><p>&quot;I am communicating with his wife and children. As to how he is, I am incompetent to answer that. But I&#x27;m sure he is okay,&quot; he said. </p><p>The lawyer said he believed the senator was still in the country.</p><p>&quot;I think so, he is still in the Philippines but I could not confirm that with certainty,&quot; he said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/6/remulla-says-bato-in-pampanga-1818">Remulla says Bato in Pampanga</a></div><p>— Report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QqPMDlHsmfc" title="Ombudsman Remulla: Nasa Pilipinas pa rin si Sen. Bato dela Rosa | TV Patrol" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Sen. Ronald dela Rosa “can perform” his duties despite his absence from the Senate, following reports that the International Criminal Court has supposedly issued an arrest warrant against him, his lawyer said Wednesday.</p>

Sen. Ronald dela Rosa “can perform” his duties despite his absence from the Senate, following reports that the International Criminal Court has supposedly issued an arrest warrant against him, his lawyer said Wednesday.

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Dela Rosa performing duties despite Senate absence: lawyer

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Published Dec 10, 2025 04:07 PM PHT

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