Bato dela Rosa arrested? DOJ, DILG say 'no information'

The Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior and Local Government said they have "no information" about Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa getting arrested.

Officials said this amid talk on Tuesday afternoon that the former chief of the Philippine National Police had been arrested.

The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Dela Rosa in connection with the crimes against humanity former President Rodrigo Duterte is facing before the tribunal in The Hague.

Duterte and Dela Rosa are alleged co-conspirators in the charges of crimes against humanity of murder and attempted murder, related to the killings under Duterte's war on drugs when he was president and when he was mayor of Davao City.

In a press conference, DOJ spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said he could not confirm any details on the matter as the department has yet to receive any reports.

“We cannot confirm that information, at least not yet. Wala pa po kami natatanggap na nangyari ‘yan. ‘Yan lang po masasabi ko ngayon,” Martinez said.

(We cannot confirm that information, at least not yet. We have not received word that it actually happened. That is all I can say for now.)

"Please tell the press corps that as far as the PNP [is concerned] we have no information to that effect," Interior Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla said. – NB, GMA News