The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the plea for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that could have preserved the original version of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s (SBRC) daft partial report on its probe on the multi-billion-peso anomalous flood control projects. Instead, the SC ordered the...
Influential business and civil society groups are urging the Senate to convene as an impeachment court as soon as possible, warning that refusal to try the case against Vice President Sara Duterte could weaken the country’s institutional credibility and investment appeal. In a joint statement on...
Senator Imee Marcos filed a resolution on Thursday, May 14, directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the incidents that took place within or in the immediate vicinity of the Senate premises from May 11 to May 13. Senate Resolution No. 396 seeks...
Surprise after surprise, Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa ’s brief return to the Senate was marked by turbulence — from his unexpected appearance during the leadership change to the chaos of a shooting incident inside the Upper Chamber’s halls, which ultimately culminated in his alleged departure yet...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, May 14 said he has yet to verify reports that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has already left the premises of the Upper Chamber. In an ambush interview at the Senate, Cayetano said he has yet to wait for the official report from the Department of...
President Marcos ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure that the investigation into the alleged shootout in the Senate would be truthful and impartial. Marcos made the directive during a meeting with NBI Director Melvin Matibag and PNP...
Before chaos and pandemonium broke out at the Senate building in Pasay City on Wednesday night, May 13 the House of Representatives concerned itself with just one thing--physically transmitting impeachment documents against Vice President Sara Duterte to the upper chamber. And it accomplished that...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, May 14 urged the new leadership of the Senate to disclose Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa whereabouts. Gatchalian made the call after reports surfaced that Dela Rosa, who is subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, who is under the protective custody of the Senate, has exited the premises of the Upper Chamber. A Senate official reportedly confirmed this to a senator on Thursday, May 14. This development came after a group of armed men tried to enter the chamber’s...
Not a single soldier tasked to secure the Senate building used any weapon during the gunfire incident that stemmed over claims that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa would be arrested and turned over to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Instead, it was the armed personnel of the Office of...
The Southern Police District (SPD) confirmed that its personnel arrested a man accused of firing shots inside the Senate building on Wednesday night, May 13, amid the chaos surrounding Senator Ronald dela Rosa. The shooting occurred at about 7:50 p.m., while SDP officers responded at about 10:20...
Apparently pissed off by the rowdy behavior of protesters at the Senate complex, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has started reinforcing its personnel to deny rallyists the opportunity to harass senators and other people in the area. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. was...
