Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations that the local police in Pasay City escorted a black van carrying Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa out of the Senate compound on Thursday, May 14. Nartatez said...
As speculations and conspiracy theories flood social media over the Senate gunfire incident on May 13, the Philippine National Police (PNP) called for sobriety and urged the public to wait instead for the complete result of the investigation. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. assured...
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has criticized the Senate’s recent leadership change and its alleged role in shielding Senator Ronald dela Rosa from arrest. In a pastoral letter titled “Sad and Angry, but Brave and Hopeful” released on Sunday, May 17, the former president of the...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are seeking to begin the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte on Nov. 30, 2026, saying they expect to complete all necessary pre-trial preparations by the end of September. In a 17-page submission filed before ICC Trial Chamber III ahead of...
British barrister Peter Haynes, the new lead defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC), has asked judges to revisit Duterte’s fitness to stand trial, saying the former leader’s condition continues to deteriorate. In a 14-page submission...
Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca has no place in the Senate after showing that he 's the "trigger-happy" type. Thus, said House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima after iit was reported that Aplasca fired warning shots inside the...
The Senate’s alleged coddling of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa--declared a wanted man by the International Criminal Court (ICC)--has left a bad taste in the mouths of Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña. That 's why the two...
Members of the Senate minority bloc on Friday, May 15, pressed for a thorough investigation of the unfortunate events that unfolded in the Senate over the past few days. For his part, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called for the retrieval and thorough review of the close circuit television (CCTV)...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is considering Sen. Robin Padilla and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca as “persons of interest” as it probes the reported departure of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa from the Senate amid an attempt to serve him an International Criminal Court...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called for a full, independent and unobstructed accounting of the recent unfortunate events that unfolded in the Senate this week, particularly the shooting incident and the predawn disappearance of one of their colleagues. Hontiveros made the call as she criticized the...
Members of the House minority bloc are livid over the reported escape of Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa from the premises of the Senate following the chaotic chain of events at the upper chamber. In an X post on Thursday, May 14, Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list...
Malacañang has hit back at Vice President Sara Duterte over her remarks linking the International Criminal Court (ICC) cases against Duterte allies and possible Charter Change efforts to an alleged plan by President Marcos to remain in power. In a message to reporters on Thursday, May 14,...
