Marcos denies order to arrest Bato Dela Rosa, says no gov't role in Senate shooting

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. said on Wednesday night that there was no instruction to arrest Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, who is the subject of a warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court in connection with the killings under the Duterte administration's war on drugs. In a video message, Marcos also called for calm after shots were heard during a lockdown of the Senate premises earlier, saying government forces had no role in the shooting.

Marcos denies order to arrest Bato Dela Rosa, says no gov't role in Senate shooting

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. said on Wednesday night that there was no instruction to arrest Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, who is the subject of a warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court in connection with the killings under the Duterte administration's war on drugs. In a video message, Marcos also called for calm after shots were heard during a lockdown of the Senate premises earlier, saying government forces had no role in the shooting.