Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has lost “almost all” of his committee memberships in the Senate due to his continued absence. “Yes, almost all,” Senate President Vicente 'Tito ' Sotto III told reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 25, when asked if dela Rosa still holds any...
An ethics complaint was filed on Wednesday, Feb. 25, against Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa by a civil society group called “Wag Kang KuCorrupt,” led by former Finance Undersecretary Prof. Cielo Magno. The complaint stems from the senator’s prolonged absence from his official duties in the...
The Senate will discuss, among others, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s absence from plenary sessions in an all-senators’ caucus on Monday, February 23. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying senators see the necessity of...
THROUGH UNTRUE Every day we experience temptation. We are tempted to lie when the truth is inconvenient. We are tempted to commit our favorite sins, to curse, nurture resentment, waste time online, indulge our lower appetites, avoid discipline, and neglect prayer. But no need to panic. Temptation,...
The Senate minority bloc has filed a resolution allowing Filipinos to seek local remedies first before facing any international criminal jurisdiction. Senate Resolution No. 307, which the minority bloc filed on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, expresses the sense of the Senate to “protect all Filipinos...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, February 16, that no senator would be arrested while the Senate is in session. Hontiveros pointed this out after the International Criminal Court (ICC) named Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa as...
Malacañang said the inclusion of Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Bong Go as alleged co-perpetrators in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case over the drug war is part of a legal process the government cannot interfere with, adding that any arrest warrant issued will have to be...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go questioned his inclusion by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the list of eight alleged indirect co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity case linked to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In a brief exchange with Senator...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have named eight alleged co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte in a new filing detailing what they describe as a “Common Plan” to “neutralize” suspected criminals through murder. In the 16-page Document Containing the...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, February 4 said he will ask Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to consider not getting his salary as a senator until he reports for work. Since he has not yet been visible in the Senate, Sotto said he will suggest this to the senator who is...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated on Thursday, January 29 that only the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges can give sanctions against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Lacson pointed this out saying that without any complaint lodged against the senator before...
Vice President Sara Duterte believed that the worst thing that could happen to a person is to die or get sick, and not to get jailed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte on Wednesday, Jan. 28, had it in response to Senator Ping Lacson, who said the worst thing to happen to Senator...
