A government deadline for Senator Ronald Dela Rosa to surrender Friday may have lapsed but the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the door for him to give up peacefully remains open.

''One week may have lapsed for him to surrender but the door is always open,'' said Lt. Gen. Wilson Lopez, head of the task force trying to locate him.

Dela Rosa, who has an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his alleged role as national police chief in the war on drugs where thousands reported died during President Rodrigo Duterte. left the Senate on May 13. He has not been seen since.

The arrest warrant from the ICC was given in November 2026. Dela Rosa skipped attending Senate sessions until he showed up in May to vote for a new Senate president.

The Department of Interior and Local Government has announced a P50 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Dela Rosa.

The PNP said as per records of the Bureau of Immigration, Dela Rosa is still in the Phillippines.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Dela Rosa is being protected by an armed group. A confrontation between government forces and that group could result in casualties, said Remulla. PHS