Philippine senator dela Rosa to seek Supreme Court review of restraining order rejection


FILE PHOTO: Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, takes a phone call during a session at the Senate, which holds him under protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

MANILA, ⁠May 20 (Reuters) - The ⁠legal counsel of ‌Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa said ​on Wednesday they ⁠will ask ⁠the Supreme Court ⁠to reconsider ‌its decision ⁠to reject a request ​for ‌a temporary restraining ⁠order ​to prevent his arrest and ⁠transfer to the ​International Criminal Court.

"We will exhaust every ⁠remedy available under law," the law firm representing ​dela ⁠Rosa said in ​a statement.

(Reporting ‌by Mikhail ​Flores; Editing by David Stanway)

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