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Dela Rosa's camp weighs proposal to give up his salary, allowances

Published Apr 28, 2026 12:07 pm  |  Updated Apr 28, 2026 01:50 pm

At A Glance

  • Amid numerous calls to do so, the camp of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is now considering the suggestion that he temporarily stop receiving his salary and allowances while he remains absent from the Senate.
Amid numerous calls to do so, the camp of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is now considering the suggestion that he temporarily stop receiving his salary and allowances while he remains absent from the Senate.
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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB photo)
It was Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito who said that dela Rosa should voluntarily decline receiving his salary and allowances as a senator.
In an interview, Ejercito said Dela Rosa’s camp has informed them that they are seriously studying his proposal.
"We don't know how to get in touch with him. Kaya lang, meron namang parating na mukhang pinag-uusapan na nila ng kanyang kampo. Hopefully, magkaroon na ng positive development by next week (But there is information that his camp seems to be already discussing. Hopefully, by next week there will be a positive development)," Ejercito said.
Dela Rosa has been absent from the Senate since November 2025, when news broke out that an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant is set to be issued against him.
Ejercito stated that it would be better if dela Rosa voluntarily waived his salary and allowances because amending the Senate rules for this would take too long and be too tedious.
He added that this is something that Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III agreed to.
"Kasi kung susundin mo talaga yung rules, medyo matagal tagal, tedious yung process. So, para na maano na rin, mawala yung pressure sa Senate, mawala yung pressure halimbawa kay Sen. dela Rosa, eh siguro, ano yung request natin, ito voluntary, forgo yung kanyang or waive niya yung salaries and allowances (Because if you strictly follow the rules, the process would take quite a while and be tedious. So, to ease the pressure on the Senate and on Senator Dela Rosa himself, perhaps our request should be for this to be voluntary—that he forgo or waive his salaries and allowances)," he added.
If dela Rosa agrees, Ejercito noted that his ethics complaint could be dismissed since it was based on the senator continuing to receive his salary despite not reporting to the Senate.
Ejercito convened the Senate Ethics Committee again to review the complaints and determine whether they met the requirements of form and substance. Ejercito said more than half of the complaints failed to meet these standards and will be returned to the complainants.

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