KARAPATAN to Senator Bato dela Rosa: Your days of impunity are numbered
KARAPATAN Public Information
PRESS RELEASE
10 May 2026
References: Maria Sol Taule, KARAPATAN Deputy Secretary General, 09452966916
KARAPATAN Public Information Desk, 09189790580
KARAPATAN to Senator Bato dela Rosa: Your days of impunity are numbered
Despite no public warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, Karapatan reiterates its call for the immediate arrest of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, one of the principal implementers of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “drug war,” and other high officials of the Philippine National Police.
Dela Rosa openly and mockingly dared the ICC to arrest him, projecting arrogance and impunity before the public. Yet now, amid intensifying calls for accountability, he is nowhere to be found.
Dela Rosa’s prolonged absence in the Senate only strengthens public perception that he is attempting to evade accountability and justice as “drug war” victims’ families and human rights advocates.
He cannot hide forever behind his office, nor can he continue relying on his political allies and patrons to shield him from accountability. No position, privilege, or political connection should place anyone above the law.
Those who designed, ordered, and implemented the killings under Duterte’s drug war as well as his counterinsurgency and other draconian policies must be held fully accountable for the grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed against thousands of Filipinos.
It is only a matter of time before justice catches up with Bato. His days of impunity are numbered.
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KARAPATAN is an alliance of human rights organizations and programs, human rights desks and committees of people’s organizations, and individual advocates committed to the defense and promotion of people’s rights and civil liberties. It monitors and documents cases of human rights violations, assists and defends victims and conducts education, training and campaign. It was established in 1995.