From being “ready” to face the International Criminal Court (ICC) last year, Senator Bato dela Rosa now appeals to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure that he will not be arrested by the international tribunal and be detained in The Hague. “Mr. President, alam kong wala kang personal na galit sa 'kin... Pero sana naman, bilang ama ng ating bansa, alagaan mo ang iyong mga anak. Alagaan mo lahat ng Pilipino… Huwag mo kaming ibigay doon sa mga dayuhan,” he told the media in the Senate on Tuesday. Dela Rosa, who is tagged by the ICC as an indirect co-perpetrator of former president Rodrigo Duterte for his drug war, currently stays at the Senate after merely escaping NBI’s attempt to arrest him on Monday. The commotion happened at the Senate when Dela Rosa finally attended the plenary session after six months. He voted for Senator Alan Cayetano as Senate President in a sudden leadership shakeup while the House of Representatives conducted a plenary vote on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment. With the ICC confirming an arrest warrant against Dela Rosa, the Senate has placed him under protective custody, raising questions about whether this provides a clear legal basis to evade the ICC arrest. Meanwhile, former Integrated Bar of the Philippines president Domingo Cayosa stressed that lawmakers only have immunity from arrest during Senate sessions if the offense is punishable by not more than six years of imprisonment, adding it does not apply to Dela Rosa’s case. #philippinestar #newsph #batodelarosa #icc #thehague - @philippinestar