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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine National Police (PNP) has no confirmed information on reports that International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators visited the country last December and were able to gather enough evidence against former president Rodrigo Duterte worthy of an arrest warrant.

鈥淎s of now, we don鈥檛 have confirmed reports or communications reaching our office to that effect, but in the interest of justice, the PNP is always consistent in the pursuit of justice,鈥� PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said during a press conference on Monday.

His statement came after former senator Antonio Trillanes IV鈥檚 revelation that 鈥淚CC investigators have already done what they needed to do in their initial investigation inside the country as far as the principal accused are concerned.鈥�

Trillanes also claimed that investigators are just waiting for the arrest warrant, which he claimed 鈥渕ay come very, very soon.鈥�

When asked how the arrest warrant will be served, Acorda answered: 鈥淚 cannot comment on that as of now.鈥�

He added that they would still need 鈥渢o get a directive from the higher office鈥� if it [the arrest warrant] ever comes out.鈥�

Earlier, Acorda said it is 鈥渕onitoring鈥� the reported presence of ICC representatives in the country.

He, however, added that they are 鈥渒eeping the report to themselves鈥� and 鈥渃annot confirm or deny鈥� ICC鈥檚 鈥減resence or efforts.鈥�

Based on reports, Duterte鈥檚 war on drugs left at least 6,000 people dead; however, various human rights groups and advocates claim that the number may have reached 20,000.

Duterte and Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who was the former PNP chief during the former administration, were among the respondents of the crimes against humanity case pending before the ICC.

On November 24, last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the government was considering following discussions in the House of Representatives regarding the possibility of allowing its investigators to probe the drug war under the term of his predecessor.