Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III shrugged off the claim that a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief was on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGO) bosses. Retired Gen. Raul Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation...
Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) chairperson lawyer Maisara Dandamun-Latiph expressed the need for more plantilla positions in a bid to expedite the processing and issuance of claims to the victim-survivors of the Marawi siege. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the Finance...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Friday, Aug. 30, that he never gave any "monetary consideration or reward" for any accomplishments of the Philippine National Police (PNP) concerning the previous administration's drug war. (MB file photo) "Unang-una (First of all), I swear to God, I never...
Two senators have expressed their belief that things are getting out of hand in the implementation of the arrest warrant of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, and Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go who both hail from Davao City, aired their...
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo fled the Philippines by boat. Shiela Leal Guo, sister of former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, made her first appearance at the Senate hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. (Senate PRIB photo) Her sibling Shiela Leal Guo confirmed this during the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said that he has "very reliable information" that House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Ricardo De Leon, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, talked to police officials to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Friday, August 2, that he feels "betrayed" given the latest developments of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into killings during the drug war of the past administration. Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (MB file photo) "I feel betrayed....
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa lamented President Marcos' decision to veto the proposed Philippine National Police (PNP) reform bill, something he "passionately shepherded" by highlighting its urgency. (Senate PRIB/MB file photo) The former PNP chief said that Senate Bill 2249 and House Bill 8327...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa answered back against accusations over his refusal to attend the House Committee on Human Rights' probe on the drug war killings during the previous administration. House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro went as far as to claim...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, June 26, that Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa may or may not attend the House Committee on Human Right invitation to the future hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the previous administration's bloody war on illegal...
Sen. Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Wednesday, May 29, that he will be on vacation mode for the next three weeks with his family, taking a break from the "nasty backstabbing" in politics. "Magbabakasyon muna ako kasama ng aking pamilya (I will be taking a vacation with my family). I think...
Sen. Nancy Binay said on Friday, May 24 that she was caught by surprise upon learning that one of the triggering factors behind the recent "coup" in the Senate was a sore foot. Binay was reacting to Sen. Bato dela Rosa's revelation that the reason behind former Senate President Migz Zubiri's ouster...
