Manila, March 12 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down a petition for temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Ronald dela Rosa in relation to the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the former chief executive.

"After a virtual deliberation on the 94-page petition, the SC found that the petitioners failed to establish a clear and unmistakable right for the immediate issuance of a TRO," the SC said in a statement on Wednesday.

The court said it received the petition on Tuesday and it was raffled to a justice member-in-charge and uploaded to the SC website.

The SC also noted the very urgent manifestation with reiterative prayer for the issuance of a T...