𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗽𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗮, 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

The CIDG has served a subpoena duces tecum on Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in connection with its drug war investigation—and they didn’t just send it to one address. Police operatives served it at his Davao residence and again at his Senate office on Monday, with a directive for him to appear on May 14 (Thursday), 10:00 a.m., at Camp Crame.

In Davao, CIDG said they tried to personally serve it at his home in Monteritz Subdivision, Brgy. Matina Crossing, but Dela Rosa wasn’t there. So they went for substituted service—leaving the document with his caretaker, Frederick Johnson, after “reasonable efforts” were made to locate him.

When CIDG brought the subpoena to Dela Rosa’s Senate office, the senator’s staff refused to sign—citing “instructions.” CIDG’s chief investigator, Capt. Larry Ray, said it still counts on their end because the staff accepted the copy, signed or not.

This subpoena isn’t just a “show up” notice—it also demands documents/records tied to the probe. And CIDG didn’t mince words on the consequence: non-compliance without valid justification can open the door to an indirect contempt case. The subpoena leans on RA 10973, the law signed in 2018 that authorizes the PNP chief and CIDG leadership to issue subpoenas in CIDG investigations.

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