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Senator Ronald Dela Rosa answers questions during the Harapan 2025 interviews at the ABS-CBN Headquarters in Quezon City on January 17, 2025. Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News

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RG Cruz

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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/174798189739220250124-harapan-bato-dela-rosa-mb-4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Senator Ronald Dela Rosa answers questions during the Harapan 2025 interviews at the ABS-CBN Headquarters in Quezon City on January 17, 2025. Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Senator Ronald Dela Rosa answers questions during the Harapan 2025 interviews at the ABS-CBN Headquarters in Quezon City on January 17, 2025.<em> Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Reelected Sen. Ronald dela Rosa claimed without presenting evidence Friday that International Criminal Court investigators are &quot;forcing&quot; retired police officers to sign affidavits against him and former President Rodrigo Duterte, as he revealed plans to call for a Senate investigation into his allegation.</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>Dela Rosa claimed that the ICC has an ongoing mission at a hotel in Pasay City to gather affidavits in the crimes against humanity case at the Hague in the Netherlands.</p><p>“Magka-conduct kami ng hearing at ‘yung mga tao na involved diyan, ‘yung mga Pilipino na mga taksil sa ating soberanya ay mananagot ‘yan,” the senator said.</p><p>(We will conduct a hearing and the people involved, these Filipinos who are traitors to our sovereignty will be held accountable)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/12/bato-suggests-law-banning-cooperation-with-icc-1825">Bato suggests law banning cooperation with ICC</a></div><p>Dela Rosa urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to kick out the supposed ICC investigators to prove the sincerity of his offer of political reconciliation.</p><p>“[N]andiyan ngayon sa mga hotel diyan sa Pasay na nananakot sa mga retired na mga pulis na pinipilit nila mag-sign ng affidavit na ididiin na kami ni Pangulong Duterte,” Dela Rosa said.</p><p>(They are there in hotels in Pasay pressuring retired police officials to sign affidavits against me and former president Duterte)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/20/bato-to-marcos-show-extreme-sincerity-if-open-to-reconcile-with-dutertes-1534">Bato to Marcos: Show &#x27;extreme sincerity&#x27; if open to reconcile with Dutertes</a></div><p>“Tinatakot ‘yung mga pulis natin…Kawawa nga ang mga pulis eh,” the former PNP chief added.</p><p>(They are scaring the police. The poor police...)</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>The Philippine government surrendered the former chief executive to the ICC last March.</p><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/bA-OsZQNaGY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Bato dela Rosa said he would call for a Senate investigation into his allegation that ICC investigators are forcing retired police officers to sign affidavits.</p>

Sen. Bato dela Rosa said he would call for a Senate investigation into his allegation that ICC investigators are forcing retired police officers to sign affidavits.

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Bato to probe own claim ICC team ‘forcing’ ex-cops to testify vs him, Duterte

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Published May 23, 2025 03:14 PM PHT

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