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RG Cruz

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MANILA — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday claimed that Senator Ronald dela Rosa was threatened with arrest to prevent him from voting for a new Senate leadership. &quot;All this time, gusto niyang pumasok but totoo pala yung threat na ayaw siyang pabotohin,” he said. Cayetano said the National Bureau of Investigation&#x27;s actions show why dela Rosa was absent for a long time. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/nbi-chief-matibag-dela-rosa-will-not-be-arrested-while-under-senate-custody-2308">NBI chief Matibag: Dela Rosa will not be arrested while under Senate custody</a></div>Cayetano added that the Senate has already approved a resolution upholding the requirement that a Philippine court issue its own warrant in case a foreign entity has a warrant of arrest.“Whatever the dangers, et cetera, may korte tayo, may batas. &#x27;Di ba? So na-discuss na yun sa Senate Resolution 44- which states that ang paniniwala ng Senado, uh, that was approved by the Senate &#x27;di ba, that kung meron foreign warrant of arrest, they have to bring it before a Philippine judge,” he said. Cayetano said they will also study of there is a valid Philippine arrest warrant. &quot;So kung may warrant of arrest sila galing sa Philippine court, eh pag-aaralan namin yun eh. If in order, then we will even convince him that this is a Philippine court. At sinabi na nung asawa niya sa&#x27;kin long ago, may assurance lang that the Philippine courts will take cognizance of the case. Hindi pa nga assurance na kakampihan sila, papasok si Senator Bato,” he said. Cayetano also said it was unacceptable that there was a chase inside the Senate, referring to the incident between the NBI and dela Rosa. He said the NBI&#x27;s actions were unacceptable. &quot;Pero nakita niyo yung video. Hindi naman pwede just because they think they have a valid warrant which is not issued by a Philippine court, eh pwede na silang makipaghabulan sa premises natin. Now, the senators are bringing up to me then that there are heavily armed NBI agents in front of the Senate, uh, na may mahahabang baril.&quot; Cayetano said dela Rosa is now under protective custody of the Senate. Senator Rodante Marcoleta moved to allow dela Rosa to attend sessions via virtual conferencing.Cayetano also said the NBI does not have free rein in the Senate premises. As of presstime, the Senate premises were on lockdown and Cayetano said it will remain so until those behind what happened are held accountable.Meanwhile, Senator Imee Marcos claimed that former Senate President Vicente Sotto III allowed NBI agents to wait for Dela Rosa to show up at the Senate premises, even feeding them and inviting them to wait in Senate offices. &quot;Sabi nila nagko-coordinate daw sila sa Senado at hinayaan daw at kinumbida daw sila ng dating Senate President, pinakain pa doon sa kanyang opisina at inanyayahan na doon tumambay.&quot;&quot;Eh, totoo naman. Talaga naman. Ah, they were consulted kasi aarestuhin daw nila si Bato ng two o&#x27;clock.So nag-antay sila before two o&#x27;clock. Pinakain sila.Yun ang pagka-intindi ko doon sa kwento ni Matibag,” she said. Marcos also said the NBI&#x27;s actions were objectionable.&quot;Ewan ko sa kanila. Ako, talagang bastusan na &#x27;to. Sangkatutak na bastusan. Sinugod na yung ah, yung ah, Senate. Sinaktan ng isang senador. Duguan si Senator Bato. Kay laking tao, eh talagang ah, dinamba, wrinesling, andiyan sa may hagdan. Pagkatapos nun, binugbog naman yung ating security na isa. Ano ba naman to? Tama ba to? Konting respeto naman,” she said. Marcos said the NBI is insisting on both serving the ICC arrest warrant to dela Rosa and retrieving their agents who were held in contempt of the Senate.ABS-CBN News has reached out to Sotto for his comment.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday claimed that Senator Ronald dela Rosa was threatened with arrest to prevent him from voting for a new Senate leadership.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday claimed that Senator Ronald dela Rosa was threatened with arrest to prevent him from voting for a new Senate leadership.

Cayetano claims Dela Rosa threatened with arrest to keep him from voting for new Senate President

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Cayetano claims Dela Rosa threatened with arrest to keep him from voting for new Senate President

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 12, 2026 01:12 AM PHT

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Imee Marcos

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