By MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is already presumed to be “armed and dangerous” under existing protocols, as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) tries to locate the senator to serve the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), NBI chief Melvin Matibag said on Saturday.
This was Matibag’s response when asked if the agency already considers dela Rosa as armed and dangerous, as his whereabouts remain unknown after he slipped out of the Senate promises on May 14 following a shooting incident.
“It’s our standard protocol that if we’re doing an operation or locating a fugitive from justice, our presumption is that they’re already armed and dangerous,” Matibag said at the Saturday News Forum.
