The Philippine National Police (PNP) says it will arrest Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa if he appears again at the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co stated that the police are “mandated to effect the arrest of Senator Bato,” adding that if dela Rosa attends the proceedings, police officers will carry out the arrest.
The Inquirer.net reports reference a prior directive from the Department of Justice ordering the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation to arrest dela Rosa in connection with the impeachment-related matter. The PNP’s statement frames the action as an enforcement responsibility contingent on dela Rosa’s physical presence during the trial proceedings.
Both accounts emphasize the same conditional position: arrest would occur only if dela Rosa resurfaces at the Senate impeachment trial, and the decision is attributed to existing legal orders rather than new statements or allegations made in the briefing.
