The Supreme Court, sitting En Banc, denied the request of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and/or Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO) in a vote of 9-5-1.
However, the Supreme Court only decided on the prayers for interim relief. The main issues raised by the parties in their pleadings and motions are yet to be resolved in the main case.
The camp of Senator Dela Rosa filed a motion on May 11 requesting the Supreme Court to issue a TRO to prevent the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Justice, the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Immigration, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group from arresting him on the basis of any warrant from the International Criminal Court, red notice and diffusion from the International Criminal Police Organization, or any foreign judicial or quasi-judicial instrument without a Philippine judicial warrant.