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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says there were no standing orders from him or other officials in the executive to arrest Senator Bato dela Rosa.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/ferdinand-marcos-jr-statement-senate-gunshots-may-13-2026/
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00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says there were no standing orders from him or other officials in the executive to arrest
00:06Senator Bato De La Rosa.
00:08De La Rosa faces a warrant from the International Criminal Court over his alleged role in the war on drugs.
00:15Marcos releases his statement hours after gunshots were heard in the Philippine Senate.
00:20Meantime, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano says the standoff began when the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms fired a
00:26warning shot at NBI agents.
00:30The NBI agents were at the GSIS property adjacent to the Senate.
00:33In response, an NBI agent fired back before leaving the area.
00:37NBI Chief Melvin Matibag says the agents were on the GSIS side of the bridge connected to the Senate upon
00:43the request of the GSIS management.
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