Senators will try to have a bill enacted into law mandating the registration of all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards being used by cell[phones and electronic gadgets. This after incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senators Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa and Grace Poe filed the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has renewed his push for the imposition of the death penalty on convicted high-level drug traffickers in the 19th Congress. The death penalty bill is among the first 20 bills that dela Rosa filed early this week at the Senate. Last June, Dela Rosa, who was at the...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. received exuberant applause while delivering his inaugural address. I myself was moved by his sincerity and firm resolve. He seems poised to realize our dream of a better and brighter Philippines during his incumbency. He...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday, June 26 said he will refile the bill seeking to make the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory in the 19th Congress. But Dela Rosa said he is also willing to author a version of the measure that would be proposed by Vice President-elect...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. In today's gospel reading, a young man enthusiastically volunteered to be a follower of Jesus, but he received this reply: “Foxes have dens, the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Mt. 8:20). What Jesus...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee, on Thursday, June 23 welcomed the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block the websites perceived to be affiliated to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)- New...
Better late than never! That was the brief reaction of outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on the public apology of President Duterte to families of ‘e-sabong’ aficionados whose lives were negatively affected by the multi-billion-peso online cockfighting operations. ‘’Better late...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today, 50 days after Easter Sunday, we celebrate the solemn feast of Pentecost, traditionally considered the birthday of the Church. One of the enduring qualities of the Church is holiness, precisely because of the presence and activity of the Holy...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. In the past, whenever I read today's gospel reading, I used to focus on these words: "I give you a new commandment, love one another" (John 13:34). Today, I put more emphasis on the succeeding words: "As I have loved you." These words indicate HOW we...
Even though the results of the May 2022 senatorial elections have yet to be final, senators are now keen on looking for the next possible Senate President in the upcoming 19th Congress. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said there is a possibility Senator Cynthia Villar would be the next Senate...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. According to Chaos theory, what we consider ordinary, insignificant happenings can have far-reaching influence on subsequent events. A metaphor for this is the "butterfly effect." A butterfly flapping its wings can trigger a powerful typhoon elsewhere....
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan does not think it is to Vice President Leni Robredo’s best interest to have a vice president other than him, warning of a probable “danger” should she win and he loses in next week’s polls. Vice President Leni Robredo ans Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo...
