Senators Go, Dela Rosa, former top PNP, NBI officials named co-perpetrators in Duterte drug war

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SENATORS Christopher Lawrence Go and Ronald Dela Rosa and former high-ranking government officials have been named by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as alleged co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the alleged commission of crimes against humanity in connection with the drug war.

In what was described as a “Common Plan” to “neutralize” suspected criminals through murder, a 16-page Document Containing the Charges (DCC) dated Feb. 13, 2026, alleged that between November 2011 and March 2019, Duterte and his alleged co-perpetrators shared and implemented a coordinated plan that led to crimes against humanity.

Named in Paragraph 4 of the filing as central figures in the alleged plan included:

Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa

Former National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) regional director Vicente Danao

Former NCRPO regional director Camilo Cascolan

Former PNP chief Oscar Albayalde

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go

Former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Dante Gierran

Former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Isidro Lapeña

Former Department of Justice (DOJ) secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II

Prosecutors submitted the document ahead of Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at The Hague later this month.

Prosecutors alleged that under the “Common Plan”, Duterte and a group of senior officials targeted individuals perceived to be involved in illegal drugs and other crimes.

The filing accused that police officers and other actors carried out killings within a hierarchical system in which refusal to comply could allegedly expose individuals to risk.

The DCC outlines three counts of crimes against humanity of murder, covering 78 named victims. It also stated that the “actual scale of victimisation” was significantly broader.(MyTVCebu)