Castro calls Bato's conspiracy claims baseless

House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro criticized Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's claim of a conspiracy against him and former President Duterte as baseless and a diversionary tactic.

Dela Rosa alleged that members of the current administration are collaborating with "leftists" and "yellows" to implicate Duterte and his allies.

Castro suggested that Dela Rosa's statements are a reaction to being held accountable for his involvement in alleged extrajudicial killings during the previous administration's "war on drugs."

She pointed out Dela Rosa's previous actions, including feigning indifference and seeking protection from President Marcos Jr. against the International Criminal Court (ICC), as evidence of his attempts to evade the issue.

The House recently formed a "quad-committee" to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration's drug war.

Castro urged Dela Rosa to stop spewing conspiracy theories and instead face the congressional hearings and the ICC if he has nothing to hide.