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GO. Senator Bong Go attends the Commission on Appointments plenary session on June 17, 2026.
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(1st UPDATE) The DOJ says it received no copy of a warrant from the ICC against Bong Go, following claims by Davao Representative Paolo Duterte that a warrant had already been issued against the senator
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, June 18, that it has not received any warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Bong Go.
“We confirm that we have not received any official communication from the ICC regarding the alleged issuance of a warrant of arrest against Senator Bong Go. This information was verified with the PCTC (Philippine Center on Transnational Crime) as of 10 am this morning,” DOJ spokesperson Prosecutor Rafael Martinez told reporters.
Another high-level source told Rappler that a warrant has yet to be issued against Go and some police officers.
“It may take more time,” said the source.
This comes after the claim of Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte that a warrant was already issued against Go and some cops.
“A highly reliable source informed me that ICC arrest warrants against Senator Bong Go and two former police officers have already been issued,” said Duterte.
“ Ipinagpapasa-Diyos ko na lamang po ang lahat. Buong buhay ko, wala po akong nilabag na anumang batas ng tao o batas ng Diyos ,” Go said in a statement.
“ Police matters have never been part of my mandate. I hope and pray na hindi mapo-politika ang issue hinggil sa sinasabing ICC warrant daw laban sa akin ,” he added.
(I leave everything to God. All my life, I never violated any law of man or of God. I hope and pray that the ICC warrant issue against me will not be politicized.)
Go and seven other former and present officials, including Senator Bato dela Rosa, had been named by the ICC as former president Rodrigo Duterte’s co-perpetrators in his crimes against humanity case.
According to the ICC, Duterte and his alleged co-perpetrators supposedly shared “a common plan or agreement to ‘neutralize’ alleged criminals in the Philippines (including those perceived or alleged to be associated with drug use, sale or production) through violent crimes, including murder (‘Common Plan’).”
Duterte has been detained at The Hague, Netherlands since his arrest in March 2025, while Dela Rosa is in hiding.
Dela Rosa was out of the public eye since November 2025, or when Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced that a warrant was issued against the former Philippine National Police chief. He surfaced in May to back Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s successful bid for the Senate presidency, but went into hiding again hours after the exchange of gunfire at the upper chamber.
In his affidavit submitted to the ICC, witness and self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Arturo Lascañas claimed that Go, who served as Duterte’s aide when the ex-president was Davao City’s mayor, allegedly relayed the “kill orders” from Duterte and gave the DDS payments after tasks were completed.
Lascañas also claimed that it was Go who provided them their targets’ personal information which he obtained from the Land Transportation Office. ( READ: Ex-Davao hitman Arturo Lascañas resurfaces as Uniteam sinks ) – Rappler.com
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