Philippines announce bounty on senator wanted by the ICC

Philippine officials announce a bounty for the capture of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who faces arrest by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanityByJIM GOMEZ Associated PressOctober 23, 2026, 6:40 AMMANILA, Philippines -- Philippine officials announced a bounty Friday for the capture of a senator who has been ordered arrested by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity in connection with deadly anti-drugs crackdowns.The court alleges that Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, 64, was an “indirect co-conspirator” of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who was arrested last year and now faces trial for alleged crimes linked to the so-called war on drugs he waged while in office.Dela Rosa last appeared in public when he went to the Philippine Senate briefly in May but fled after the international court in The Hague, Netherlands, made public a warrant for his arrest.Dela Rosa was the first national police chief designated by Duterte to enforce the brutal crackdowns he launched after becoming president in 2016. After dela Rosa retired from the police force, he was appointed as a top prisons official before successfully running for a Senate seat in ...