The Government Wants to Arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa
Introduction
The Philippine government wants to follow a court order. They want to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa.
Main Body
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says Senator dela Rosa did bad things. He was a police chief. He helped the old president kill many people in a drug war. On May 13, police and soldiers went to the Senate to arrest him. They used guns and shot at each other. The Senator ran away and is not in jail. One officer, Mao Aplasca, shot a gun. Now he cannot work for six months. The government says the arrest order is correct. They will help the ICC.
Conclusion
Senator dela Rosa is hiding. The government still wants to find him and give him to the ICC.
Learning
⚡ Focus: Action Words (Past vs. Present)
Look at how the story changes time. To reach A2, you must see the difference between now and then.
Now (Present)
- Wants → The government wants to arrest him.
- Says → The ICC says he did bad things.
- Is → The Senator is hiding.
Then (Past)
- Was → He was a police chief.
- Helped → He helped the president.
- Went → Police went to the Senate.
- Ran → The Senator ran away.
💡 Simple Pattern: Many action words just add -ed to talk about the past:
- Help → Helped
- Want → Wanted (though 'wants' is used for now)
⚠️ Watch out! Some words change completely (Irregular):
- Go → Went
- Run → Ran
- Do → Did