SWAT members stand outside the Philippine Senate, where Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has sought refuge from an International Criminal Court warrant, in Pasay City in Metropolitan Manila on Wednesday. | REUTERS

Gunshots were fired at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday evening where a lawmaker wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought refuge. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for calm and denied any government involvement in the incident.

"It was not the government that did this,” Marcos said in a statement broadcast on his Facebook account. "There was no instruction to arrest Sen. Bato,” he said, referring to Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, whose nickname Bato means rock in Tagalog and who has been holed up in the Senate complex since Monday.

A former police chief, dela Rosa is wanted by the ICC for his role in alleged crimes related to a violent crackdown on drugs during the administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.…