PNP CIDG subpoenas Sen. Dela Rosa for Davao EJK probe

Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group personnel served a subpoena to Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Monday at his Senate office in Manila and his residence in Davao City, requiring him to appear for questioning on alleged extrajudicial killings in the Davao Region linked to the previous administration's anti-drug campaign.

The subpoena, signed by CIDG chief Police Major General Robert Alexander Morico II, directs Dela Rosa to report to the agency's Major Crimes Investigation Unit at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Thursday at 10 a.m. He must provide a sworn statement or affidavit and submit relevant documents. The probe draws from House of Representatives Quad Committee hearings and testimony from former police officer SPO3 Arturo Lascañas, who alleged involvement in a Davao Death Squad and implicated Dela Rosa during his time as Davao City police chief under then-Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

At the Senate office, staff accepted a copy of the subpoena but declined to sign for it, citing a lack of authorization or instructions from Dela Rosa. "They received the copy but did not sign because that was their instruction," said Police Captain Larry Ray, who...