{"id":334163,"date":"2026-05-13T21:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=334163"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:16:59","slug":"gunshots-fired-at-philippine-senate-where-duterte-ally-resists-icc-arrest-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/gunshots-fired-at-philippine-senate-where-duterte-ally-resists-icc-arrest-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunshots fired at Philippine Senate where Duterte ally resists ICC arrest – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gunshots broke out on the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and other people ran for canopy after a top politician wanted by the International Criminal Court said his arrest was imminent and security forces entered the constructing.<\/p>\n

There have been no immediate reports of casualties, nonetheless, Senate Secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza told reporters following the chaos on the legislature within the capital Manila.<\/p>\n

Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former police chief who was the fundamental enforcer of ex-Philippine President\u00a0Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s\u00a0bloody \u201cwar on drugs,\u201d had earlier urged people to mobilize to forestall his arrest and handover to the ICC.<\/p>\n

The Hague-based court on Monday\u00a0unsealed an arrest warrant\u00a0for dela Rosa on charges of crimes against humanity, the identical that 81-year-old\u00a0Duterte\u00a0is accused of as he\u00a0awaits trial\u00a0within the ICC following his transfer last 12 months.<\/p>\n

Dela Rosa, 64, has denied involvement in illegal killings.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’m appealing to you, I hope you may help me. Don’t allow one other Filipino to be delivered to The Hague,\u201d he said in a video on Facebook from his Senate office, where he has taken refuge since Monday when placed under legislative protection.<\/p>\n

Senate Secretary Mendoza said law enforcement officers believed to be from the National Bureau of Investigation had attempted to enter the Senate and fired as they retreated.<\/p>\n

But NBI Director Melvin Matibag told GMA News that no agents had been deployed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke with the (justice) minister and he told me to await instructions. We’ve no preparations in anyway,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Greater than 10 military personnel in camouflage fatigues arrived, some carrying assault rifles, Reuters journalists saw.<\/p>\n

The chief of the military\u2019s public affairs office Xerxes Trinidad told Reuters the Senate had requested help to \u201cassist them in securing the power.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Interior Minister Jonvic Remulla said it was unclear who fired shots and security footage would have to be checked. He said dela Rosa was protected and he assured him no arrest can be made.<\/p>\n

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr called for calm, insisting his government had no involvement within the incident and didn’t know who was responsible.<\/p>\n

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Marcos in a video message also said there was no instruction to arrest Senator Dela Rosa, adding: \u201cWe’ll resolve this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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