Nartatez to dela Rosa: PNP will serve warrant, still best to surrender | INQToday

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:01]Philippine National Police Chief General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. says it would be best for Senator Bato dela Rosa to surrender to authorities. However, he says the PNP will still enforce the arrest warrant against the senator.

[00:00:13][music] On Friday, May 22, Nartatez said it would be better if dela Rosa were to voluntarily surrender. He says this would save government resources in carrying out a manhunt. dela Rosa is wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with his alleged participation in former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. On Thursday, May 21, the Department of Justice ordered both the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation to serve the ICC warrant for dela Rosa's arrest. dela Rosa had resurfaced for 3 days last week after staying out [music] of public view for 6 months. He again went into hiding after leaving the Senate in the early morning of May 14.

[00:00:49]Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla earlier said dela Rosa left the Senate with Senator Robin Padilla. Padilla had admitted that he allowed dela Rosa to board his vehicle when they left the Senate. But according to Padilla, he only dropped off dela Rosa in Makati City and had no idea where he went afterward.