00:00Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that the ICC could issue an arrest warrant within a few months
00:09in order to prevent the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:13Daniel Manalastas was in the news center live.
00:19Yes, Angelic, some critics gave a reaction to the former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:23after the former president was released from the Netherlands
00:27in order to face the International Criminal Court.
00:30Meanwhile, Senator Ronald De La Rosa spoke up and denied the accusations that he was hiding.
00:42Following the arrival of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the Netherlands
00:46to face the International Criminal Court,
00:48former Senator Antonio Trillanes believes that the ICC may have followed suit
00:54in other cases, such as Senator Ronald De La Rosa,
00:57and in the drug war of the previous administration.
01:01But when is it possible for the ICC to issue an arrest warrant for other people?
01:07We don't know yet, but I estimate it will be a few months before it is issued.
01:13Maybe they gave priority to the ICC, that's why.
01:19But if you look at the gravity of the offense,
01:25the role of Bato and Digo is the same.
01:31Trillanes has a message for Duterte after he was sent to the Hague.
01:36My message to Duterte is to use these times to deny,
01:45to accept his sin, and to purify his soul.
01:50He needs this so that he can accept his defeat.
01:58Following the arrest of Duterte on Tuesday,
02:01Senator De La Rosa resumed his comments, but he was not contacted.
02:06But yesterday, the Senator also spoke up and denied that he was hiding.
02:11I am not hiding. I am in the mountains of Surigao and Tagusan.
02:15I am campaigning in the mountains of Surigao and Tagusan.
02:19I turned off my phone because we are busy in filing our petition.
02:28Because if there are a lot of calls, we will have a hard time.
02:32That's why we are rallying. We are chasing our petition.
02:37De La Rosa said that he is expecting the ICC to reach a point.
02:41He said that he is also ready to accompany former President Duterte to the Hague
02:45and that he will be arrested if there is a warrant of arrest.
02:51Angelique, according to Senator Bato,
02:53one scenario that he can do is to ask for protection from the Senate
03:01if ever there is an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court.
03:06But until now, Angelique, that is just hypothetical.
03:10And those are still possible scenarios because the ICC has not issued a warrant of arrest yet.
03:16And the Senate President Francis Escudero has yet to reach that point.
03:21But that is one of the options that Senator De La Rosa sees.
03:25Angelique?
03:26Yes. So, Daniel, I will not discuss if Senator Bato De La Rosa can be given protection
03:33if ever there is an arrest warrant issued against him.
03:40Angelique, it is not clear yet.
03:42Because in the past, if you can remember,
03:45during the time of former Senator Antonio Trillanes and former Senator Laila Delima,
03:50there were also such scenarios where senators were being arrested.
03:56But Angelique, we will also see if they can be arrested while the session is ongoing
04:03or if they can be arrested if the session is no longer ongoing.
04:07So, that is one of the things that the Senate President Francis Escudero should clarify.
04:13Angelique?
04:14Alright. Thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.
