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<p>MANILA <strong>(4th UPDATE) </strong>— The Supreme Court has directed government officials to comment on Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa&#x27;s plea for a restraining order on the implementation of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.</p><p>Respondent government agencies are the Office of the Executive Secretary and other agencies involved in the arrest and transfer of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court.</p><p>The high court did not issue a Temporary Restraining Order amid an urgent manifestation that Dela Rosa filed Monday.</p><p>“The SC held that this is without prejudice to the Court taking any interim or urgent measures as prayed for by Senator Dela Rosa, should it become necessary,” the SC said in a statement. </p><div><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2054506166210945386&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-05-13T10%3A18%3A11.504935%3A80434b05-e6e1-43fb-bd15-20cfc4563b63%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=47b6c45f0e20b6d7f0c75d4d40b8460ffc7cb08e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:490px;height:765px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2054506166210945386"></iframe></div><div><br/></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The SC also ordered Dela Rosa and his lawyers to file their reply within 72 hours from the receipt of the comment of the government.</p><p>Asked specifically if the court granted or denied the TRO, Supreme Court spokesperson Atty. Camille Ting said it is not covered by the resolution.</p><p>&quot;The Resolution only requires the respondents to comment and for petitioner to file a reply,&quot; Ting said.</p><p>Also asked if law enforcement agencies such as the National Bureau of Investigation can arrest Dela Rosa, Ting reiterated that the specific issue on implementation of the arrest warrant is not covered.</p><p>&quot;This matter is not covered by the Resolution,&quot; Ting said.</p><p>Pressed further, Ting said the SC &quot;can still grant the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner in the interim should it be necessary.”</p><div> </div><div><strong>BATO&#x27;S LAWYER: ISSUE NOW JUSTICIABLE<br/></strong></div><p>Dela Rosa&#x27;s lawyer Israelito Torreon said this week that they filed a supplemental petition to their pending plea on Monday because the issue &quot;has become justiciable, really, because of the existence and the confirmation of the warrant of arrest.&quot;  </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/12/bato-camp-files-supplemental-motion-at-sc-vs-icc-arrest-warrant-1129">Bato camp confirms seeking Supreme Court intervention vs ICC warrant<br/></a></div><p>The Senate has granted Dela Rosa, who had missed sessions since last November because of rumors of an ICC warrant, its protection.</p><p>The ICC this week confirmed it had issued a warrant for the former national police chief, who has been named a &quot;co-perpetrator&quot; in alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration&#x27;s drug war.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/13/bato-dela-rosa-now-officially-included-in-icc-s-wanted-persons-list-1721">Bato dela Rosa now officially included in ICC&#x27;s wanted persons list<br/></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: NO ARRESTS ALLOWED AT SENATE</strong></div><p>Earlier Wednesday, the Senate’s Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms said &quot;no arrest can happen inside the [premises]&quot; of the Senate.</p><p>&quot;If there will be arrest, it will be by virtue or order of a local court,” Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, a former police officer, told reporters. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/13/cidg-recalls-subpoena-for-bato-out-of-courtesy-for-senate-1400">CIDG recalls subpoena for Bato out of courtesy for Senate<br/></a></div><p>“Based on the order and instruction of the [Senate president], we will not allow it to happen,” he added. </p><p>Aplasca also said there are no National Bureau of Investigation agents in the Senate complex and that the bureau has not reached out to them.</p><p>The OSAA provides security for the Senate compound, senators, and staff.</p><p>Dela Rosa earlier claimed in a video posted on Facebook that the police and NBI were on the way to arrest him.</p><p>Aplasca said that if the NBI reaches out, he and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano will talk to them and discuss what to do.</p><p>The Department of Justice even earlier in the day that under Republic Act No. 9851 — the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and other Crimes Against Humanity — &quot;<a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/13/doj-reiterates-ph-law-allows-surrendering-a-person-to-international-court-1403">we may surrender a suspected or arrested person in the Philippines</a> to the appropriate international court or tribunal.&quot; <strong>— reports from Adrian Ayalin and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><em>This is a developing story</em></div>

<p>The Supreme Court has directed government officials to comment on Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa's plea for a restraining order on the implementation of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.</p>

The Supreme Court has directed government officials to comment on Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa's plea for a restraining order on the implementation of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.

SC asks gov't to comment on Dela Rosa petition, no TRO issued

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SC asks gov't to comment on Dela Rosa petition, no TRO issued

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Published May 13, 2026 06:24 PM PHT

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Updated May 13, 2026 08:08 PM PHT

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