Philippine Families Demand Senator Face Drug War Charges

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Ex-Philippine drug war enforcer flees Senate refuge
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The chief enforcer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war has fled the Senate, where he had sought refuge to escape arrest over alleged crimes aga...

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'We are thirsty for justice': Philippine families demand senator face drug war charges
ICC opens arrest warrant for Philippines senator involved in Duterte's deadly war on drugs
Explainer-Who is Ronald dela Rosa, the Philippine senator at centre of Senate shootout?
Philippine Senator Ronald dela ⁠Rosa called on the public to step in to prevent law enforcement agents from handing him over to the International Criminal Court as ⁠the sound of gunfire rattled throug...

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Gunshots heard in Philippine Senate, where senator wanted by ICC is resisting arrest
Gunshots fired in standoff at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect
Philippine senator seeks military support to block ICC drug war arrest
Outside the Senate on Wednesday, about 500 riot police faced off with some 250 protesters demanding the arrest and handover to the ICC of a person they described as the “architect” of Duterte’s drug w...

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Philippines authorities investigating reports lawmaker wanted by ICC has fled after taking refuge in senate
Gunshots fired in Philippines senate in standoff with senator Ronald dela Rosa

Gunshots, Mayhem in Philippines’ Senate: What to Know About Senator at the Center of the Chaos

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a former police chief and enforcer of the deadly drug war, was hiding from arrest when gunshots rang out.

Former Philippine 'drug war' police chief runs away from government agents to avoid international arrest warrant

Scurrying through the backhalls and stairwells of the Philippine Senate, trailed by aides and falling over at least once, the large, bald man was trying to evade local agents.

Gunfire chaos as Philippine senator resists ICC arrest: What we know so far

Gunshots rang out sparking chaos in the Senate building where Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa had sought refuge.

ICC unseals arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator over drug war killings under Duterte

The International Criminal Court has unsealed an arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator linked to the deadly “war on drugs” overseen by ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, which allegedly involved the extrajudicial killings of suspects.

Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator

It was not immediately clear who fired the shots or why. The gunfire erupted as Philippine authorities tried to arrest Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, a former national police chief who enforced former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug efforts in which thousands of mostly petty suspects were killed from 2016 to 2018.