Philippines says ICC warrant is enforceable and Senator dela Rosa faces arrest

An activist displays a sign with a slogan calling for the arrest of Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa's, during a protest outside the Philippine Senate, which holds dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Noel Celis

MANILA, ⁠May 21 (Reuters) - ⁠The Philippine justice ‌minister said on Thursday that an ​International Criminal ⁠Court warrant ⁠for Ronald dela ⁠Rosa is ‌enforceable ⁠and law enforcers have ​been ‌tasked to arrest ⁠the ​senator.

Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida ⁠said that ​dela Rosa is a fugitive from ⁠justice who should be brought to the ​ICC ⁠to face ​charges.

(Reporting by ‌Mikhail Flores; ​Editing by John Mair)