Metro Manila, Philippines – Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said an ethics complaint may be filed against some colleagues if a probe on Sen. Bato dela Rosa’s arrest-attempt shows a plot to stop him from attending the session.
In a media briefing on Wednesday, May 13, Cayetano said the decision will be entirely up to Dela Rosa who was chased in the Senate premises as National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents attempted to serve him a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“That’s up to Sen. Bato dahil siya naman ang involved,” the Senate president said.
Cayetano added that no one knew that Dela Rosa would show up to vote in the session to oust then Senate President Tito Sotto.
He said he only confirmed Dela Rosa’s attendance Monday morning.
Sotto earlier said the NBI informed him about a warrant for Dela Rosa, but he did not expect his colleague to show up on Monday after months of absence.
The ICC has issued a warrant of arrest against Dela Rosa for his stint as chief implementer of the controversial drug war during the Duterte administration.
