Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

Incumbent senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa meets with supporters before filing his Certificate of Candidacy at the Manila Hotel in Manila for the 2025 midterm elections on October 3, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174184492131720241003-halalan-coc-filing-bato-dela-rosa-MD960.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Incumbent senator Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa meets with supporters before filing his Certificate of Candidacy at the Manila Hotel in Manila for the 2025 midterm elections on October 3, 2024. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa on Thursday said the &quot;demolition job&quot; against him was actually benefitting his reelection bid, even urging his detractors to keep it coming.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/13/bato-to-avail-of-senate-protection-in-case-icc-orders-his-arrest-1315">Bato to avail of &#x27;Senate protection&#x27; in case ICC orders his arrest</a></div><p>&quot;Very effective yung kanilang demolition job laban sa akin dahil paangat ako nang paangat. Noong una 12 to 14, naging 10, naging 8 to 9, ngayong 4 to 7 na tayo, so very effective, paborable sa akin. Sige demolish n&#x27;yo pa ako para aangat at aangat pa tayo,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>Dela Rosa made the remark shortly after Pulse Asia released its latest survey placing him within the 4th to 7th places with a rating of 44.3 percent.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/13/bong-go-erwin-tulfo-top-senate-bets-in-february-pulse-asia-survey-1147">Bong Go, Erwin Tulfo top Senate bets in February: Pulse Asia survey</a></div><p>The senator counts as demolition job the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). </p><p>Vice President Sara Duterte earlier said that the government&#x27;s decision to send her father to The Hague was to derail the trajectory of Duterte-backed Senate candidates in the May polls. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/11/sara-duterte-links-dad-rodrigo-s-icc-arrest-to-2025-elections-0139">Sara Duterte links dad Rodrigo’s ICC arrest to 2025 elections</a></div><p>There were also rumors that the ICC would eventually issue arrest warrants against Dela Rosa and other drug war personalities.</p><p>Dela Rosa vowed to continue campaigning, saying that an ICC warrant does not disqualify him from the Senate race.</p><p>&quot;That does not disqualify me whether lalabas yung warrant na yan, it cannot stop me from running at taumbayan ang magdesisyon,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/12/bato-ready-to-join-duterte-at-the-hague-if-all-legal-options-fail-1853">Bato ready to join Duterte at The Hague &#x27;if all legal options fail&#x27;</a></div><p>Dela Rosa earlier said he would surrender himself to the ICC in case a warrant against him was issued, but only after exhausting all legal remedies in the Philippines.</p><p>A former police chief of Duterte, Dela Rosa was accused of overseeing the initial years of the bloody drug war that rights groups said killed around 30,000 alleged drug personalities.</p><div><strong>For more news and features on Philippine elections, visit the ABS-CBN News&#x27; </strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/9/halalan-2025-key-dates-facts-on-philippines-midterm-elections-1611"><strong>Halalan 2025 page.</strong></a></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A9NHKDt_ndA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Dela Rosa made the remark shortly after Pulse Asia released its latest survey placing him within the 4th to 7th places.</p>

Dela Rosa made the remark shortly after Pulse Asia released its latest survey placing him within the 4th to 7th places.

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Published Mar 13, 2025 02:16 PM PHT

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Bato says 'demolition job' working in his favor: 'Paangat ako nang paangat'

Bato says 'demolition job' working in his favor: 'Paangat ako nang paangat'