Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and Philippine National Police chief General Rommel Marbil denied having any knowledge about International Criminal Court staff who allegedly entered the country in October 2024 and collected information about killings during the Duterte administration's war on drugs.

During Thursday’s hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest, Committee Chairperson Senator Imee Marcos said the following persons entered the Philippines: Maya Destura Brackeen - interpreter William Rosato - lawyer Amir John Kassam — security expert Glenn Roderick Thomas Kala — investigator

 Remulla said he does not have any information about the said ICC staffers.

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“Wala pong nag-advise sa’kin. Di ko tinatanong na dahil alam ko labas masok lang mga tao sa’tin,” Remulla said. “Di po ang DOJ ang tumutulong sa kanila.”

Remulla said civil society organizations might have helped the ICC or it might have gotten the information from the hearings of the House of Representatives Quadruple Committee.

Remulla refused to identify the said civil society organizations to avoid putting them in a dangerous situation.

Marbil said he also has no idea about the said staffers.

“During my time as chief of Philippine National Police I have no request coming from the ICC to give any information regarding this matter,” Marbil explained.

According to Marcos, she received information that a certain Police Colonel Romil Avenido of the Quezon City Police District Station 6 helped the ICC, but no one could confirm this.

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa asked the Committee to require the presence of Avenido in the next hearing.

Marcos asked, did government agencies cooperate on Duterte’s arrest?

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“Lahat ng dokumento galing sa PNP, galing sa drugs watchlist, financial records, forensic evidence. Ikalawa yung timing. Nagdududa kami una may committee report yung QuadComm ng 18 December, pagkatapos yung prosecutor agad agad ay pumila na ng warrant of arrest sa February 10, pagkatapos nun March 7 may ICC warrant. So looking at these series of coincidences parang may all of government approach na dakipin ang dating pangulo,” Marcos stated.

 DOJ Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon denied this.

 “Yung binabanggit niyo, ma’am, na confluence of events sa nangyari, yung mga petsang binanggit po ninyo eh wala pong kinalaman doon sa ginagawang imbestigayon ngayon ng aming task force sa department,” Fadullon said.

 Remulla reiterated, “Wala ho talaga kaming alam na nakipag-usap.”

Duterte was arrested on March 11  on his arrival from Hong Kong at the request of the ICC as part of its probe into his "war on drugs" that defined his presidency.

The ICC warrant for Duterte's arrest said that as president, the 80-year-old Duterte allegedly created, funded, and armed death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers.

He was brought to The Hague in the Netherlands on the same day he was arrested.

Duterte on March 14 appeared via video link before ICC judges. He is set to attend a September 25 hearing to confirm the charges against him.