Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees senate after days holed up in building

Ronald dela Rosa, wanted over involvement in Duterte's war on drugs', reportedly left heavily guarded building before dawn

A Philippine lawmaker wanted by the international criminal court for his alleged role enforcing Rodrigo Duterte's bloody anti-drugs crackdown has secretly fled the senate, after spending days holed up in the building to avoid arrest.

The senate president, Alan Peter Cayetano, confirmed to media that senator Ronald dela Rosa was no longer in the building", after reports that he had slipped out of the heavily guarded building before dawn.