Philippines announces bounty on Senator Ronald dela Rosa, wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity

Summary

The Philippine government put a bounty on the head of Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa, the former police chief who was the top enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug crackdown. The International Criminal Court ordered his arrest nearly a year earlier, and he had mostly been in hiding for months. The Hague-based tribunal unsealed the November 2025 arrest warrant against him in May, and he went into flight. The reported bounty is US$786,000, and officials say he faces ICC arrest for alleged crimes against humanity.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   23 Oct 2026, 09:53 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that the Philippine government put a US$786,000 bounty on Friday on dela Rosa, a sitting senator and former police chief who had been in hiding for months after the ICC unsealed its November 2025 arrest warrant against him in May.

2. ABC News

   23 Oct 2026, 10:48 UTCSource ↗

   ABC News reports that Philippine officials announced a bounty for the capture of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who faces arrest by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.