South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 2 hrs ago
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Gunfire, farce and fugitive Philippine Senator Bato dela Rosa
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Philippine Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa evaded arrest at the Senate building amid an international warrant for crimes against humanity, with subsequent gunfire erupting at the legislative venue—events described as unprecedented in the chamber's history.
Gunfire, farce and fugitive Philippine Senator Bato dela Rosa
The Philippine Senate has witnessed political coups, scandals and the occasional shouting match.
It had never, until this week, seen a sitting senator sprint down its corridors in a muddy olive shirt, knocking aside female investigators like bowling pins, to avoid an international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity.
That was Monday. By Wednesday night, gunshots were ringing out in the building that houses the upper chamber of the country’s Congress.
“I worked in the Senate for 15 years..
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