Police forces across the country were placed under highest security alert status following the incidents inside the Senate building where gunshots were heard in relation to the alleged attempt to arrest Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, spokesman of the Philippine...
So what were the Marines doing inside the Senate? The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Wednesday night, May 13, that the presence of the Marine commandos inside the Senate premises was based on the request of the Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA). OSAA is in charge of securing...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano is asking the government to respond to the tense situation at the Senate, which has been marked by multiple gunshots within its building. He made the call in a Facebook live post inside his office on Wednesday night, May 13, after the shots were fired. He also...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has no operation to serve the arrest warrant against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, its chief, Melvin Matibag said amid claims that his agents were the ones who fired the first shots at the Senate on Wednesday night, May 13. “We have not deployed our...
The Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) that could stop immediately the enforcement of the arrest order issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. During its special full court session on Wednesday, May 13, the SC...
Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, daughter of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), has filed a second urgent motion before the Supreme Court of the Philippines seeking immediate action on the consolidated habeas corpus petitions involving her father. Salvador Paolo A. Panelo Jr., managing...
Policemen, particularly those moonlighting as vloggers and content creators, were advised on Wednesday, May 13, to exercise prudence in posting political content relating to the issue involving Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. For Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Jose Melencio C....
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano admitted on Wednesday, May 13 that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa was in his car before coming up to the premises of the Upper Chamber to join Monday’s plenary session. Cayetano made this admission right after his sister, Sen. Pia Cayetano, in a privilege...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said on Wednesday, May 13, he does not regret enforcing the Duterte administration’s war on drugs despite the possibility of being arrested in connection with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the campaign. In an interview, Dela...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, on Wednesday, May 13, appealed to his "cavaliers" or fellow graduates of the Philippine Military Academy, to show “peaceful support” against what he described as foreign interference in Philippine sovereignty. This is amid the possibility of his arrest...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, May 13 expressed belief the Cayetano siblings were the only senators aware that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is due to arrive at the Senate last Monday in time for the Senate leadership change voting. Lacson said Dela Rosa supposedly rode the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reiterated its position that the Philippine government may surrender any Filipino who is subject of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was the same position that the DOJ issued and stood for when former president Rodrigo Duterte was...
