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Katrina Domingo

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MANILA — The Department of Justice confirmed that the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed an obstruction of justice complaint against Sen. Robinhood Padilla.Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon confirmed the complaint stemming from Padilla’s alleged efforts to aid Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa’s “escape” from the Senate earlier this month.Fadullon earlier said the DOJ had yet to receive the complaint, but later updated his statement.“They came a little before 5 p.m. At the time we spoke (4 p.m.), they have (sic) not filed it yet.”<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/28/padilla-s-role-in-dela-rosa-escape-indispensable-cidg-1532">Padilla’s role in Dela Rosa escape ‘indispensable’—CIDG </a></div>The Senate was jolted on May 11 when Dela Rosa — who has been in hiding since November 2025 — surfaced to cast a crucial 13th vote to catapult Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to the Senate presidency ahead of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment and coming trial.Dela Rosa also sought refuge in the Senate from an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. His allies in the chamber placed him in the chamber&#x27;s protective custody.On May 13, shots rang across the legislative halls after the Senate Sergeant at Arms allegedly fired at National Bureau of Investigation officials who were in the next building despite repeated assurances that Dela Rosa would not be arrested while he was inside the Senate building.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/27/pnp-cidg-to-refer-obstruction-of-justice-raps-vs-robin-padilla-over-bato-escape-0804">PNP-CIDG to file obstruction of justice raps vs Robin Padilla over Bato escape</a></div>Hours after the chaos, Dela Rosa was seen exiting the Senate building with Padilla.Padilla later on confirmed that the fugitive senator boarded his vehicle when he was about to go home.

The DOJ confirmed that the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed an obstruction of justice complaint against Sen. Robinhood Padilla.

The DOJ confirmed that the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed an obstruction of justice complaint against Sen. Robinhood Padilla.

DOJ confirms CIDG filing of obstruction of justice complaint vs Robin Padilla

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DOJ confirms CIDG filing of obstruction of justice complaint vs Robin Padilla

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 28, 2026 05:35 PM PHT

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Updated May 28, 2026 07:52 PM PHT

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