President Marcos Jr. Convenes Emergency Meeting Following Senate Shooting; Senator Dela Rosa Evades ICC Arrest Warrant
President Marcos Jr. held an emergency security meeting after gunfire erupted in the Philippine Senate chamber on May 13, where former police chief Senator Ronald Dela Rosa is hiding to evade an ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanit
According to Reuters reporting on May 14, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. convened an emergency meeting with top government and security officials amid escalating political tensions following multiple gunshots fired in the Senate chamber on the evening of May 13. Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the former national police chief and key architect of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, is hiding inside the Senate building after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity related to his alleged conspiracy to launch the drug war campaign between 2016-2018.
Gunfire erupted inside the Senate building in the evening, triggering panic as many people fled in chaos. Dela Rosa appealed through social media for supporters to mobilize and claimed that law enforcement would arrest and remove him from the chamber. The incident caused widespread confusion and disorder. Police spokesperson reported one person was taken into custody and under investigation, with spent shell casings, assault rifle magazines, and other items recovered from the scene.
