It seems that when push comes to shove—and by push, we mean an ICC warrant of arrest — Senator Bato dela Rosa is suddenly more slippery than a wet bar of soap. Once the loudest, proudest enforcer of Duterte’s war on drugs, Bato is now looking for cover faster than a tokhang suspect at midnight.

Gone are the fiery speeches, the “I will die for my boss” declarations. Now, the good senator appears to be tiptoeing around the issue, hoping Senate President Chiz Escudero will be his human shield. Who knew that after years of bravado, the biggest escape plan was not a legal defense but hiding under Chiz’s metaphorical saya?

The irony is delicious: the enforcer of a brutal crackdown now seemingly terrified of a warrant himself. Perhaps Bato finally understands what it feels like to be on the other end of unchecked power—only this time, there’s no tokhang, just The Hague.