Palace: No ICC, Interpol comm on Duterte drug war co-perps

Malacañang has not received any communication from either the International Criminal Court (ICC) or Interpol regarding arrest warrants for Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa and other alleged co-perpetrators of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed in a press briefing that as of now, there is no communication received regarding any warrant of arrest for the co-perpetrators of former president Duterte.

In March, nine individuals were named as co-perpetrators on the ICC website's application for a warrant of arrest, including Dela Rosa who was involved in 'Oplan Tokhang'.

Dela Rosa previously indicated he might go into hiding if an ICC warrant is issued and implemented by authorities but now dares the Marcos government to arrest him.

Former President Duterte was arrested upon returning from Hong Kong on March 11 based on a warrant issued by the ICC and is now detained in The Hague, Netherlands.

Police General Nicolas Torre III, the current Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, said that plans are being made to address potential contingencies related to the issuance of an arrest warrant.