Re-elected Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has called for a probe into the conduct of International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators over purported threats made against retired police officers to pressure them into signing affidavits implicating him and former President Rodrigo Duterte in alleged atrocities committed during the Drug War.
Dela Rosa, who had put forth the allegation without evidence, explained that the investigators were collecting affidavits at hotels in Pasay City to back the crimes against humanity case against Duterte.
“Nandiyan ngayon sa mga hotel diyan sa Pasay na nananakot sa mga retired na mga pulis na pinipilit nila mag-sign ng affidavit na ididiin na kami ni Pangulong Duterte,” he alleged.
(They are now in hotels there in Pasay, intimidating retired policemen and forcing them to sign affidavits that would implicate me and President Duterte.)
He declared that an inquiry would be conducted when the Congress reconvenes, and that “traitors” to the nation will be held accountable.
“Magka-conduct kami ng hearing at ‘yung mga tao na involved diyan, ‘yung mga Pilipino na mga taksil sa ating soberanya ay mananagot ‘yan,” dela Rosa vowed.
(We will conduct a hearing, and the people involved there, the Filipinos who are traitors to our sovereignty, will be answerable.)
If President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was truly sincere about seeking reconciliation with the Duterte family, dela Rosa said he should throw out these ICC investigators from the country.
Duterte has been detained in The Hague, Netherlands, since March 11, 2025.
