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...
After days of sheltering inside the Senate amid fears of arrest linked to the arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa quietly slipped out of the Senate complex early Thursday, May 14, hours after the confusion and gunfire that erupted between Senate...
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 Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said on Wednesday, May 13, he does not regret enforcing the Duterte administration’s war on drugs despite the possibility of being arrested in connection with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the campaign. In an interview, Dela...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, on Wednesday, May 13, appealed to his "cavaliers" or fellow graduates of the Philippine Military Academy, to show “peaceful support” against what he described as foreign interference in Philippine sovereignty. This is amid the possibility of his arrest...
Amid discussions regarding Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, tensions rose between Senators Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan and Robinhood Padilla on Tuesday, May 12, after the latter objected to being shouted at. Padilla accused Pangilinan of shouting at him when the latter raised a point of order...
Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has denied allegations that he allowed authorities to arrest Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa inside the Senate. In an interview, he stated he had no prior knowledge that the senator would appear at the Senate on the day National Bureau of Investigation...
Stressing that everyone is given protection in accordance with the law, Malacañang assured that if Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, who is now wanted for crimes against humanity, is arrested, he will receive protection. "Kung naaresto man po siya, kung maaaresto man po siya, lahat ng karapatan...
The situation involving Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa after the foiled arrest attempt against him has stirred public discussion over whether lawmakers can be arrested while inside the Senate and what legal protections actually apply. Based on the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article VI,...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Tuesday, May 12, that he would exhaust all available legal remedies to avoid being brought to The Hague in the Netherlands to face trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC). “We will exhaust all available means, legal means. Kailangan gawin natin...
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday night May 11, said that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) decided not to pursue the arrest of Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa within Senate premises. In an interview, Cayetano said NBI Director Melvin Matibag informed him that...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Monday, May 11, said there was no unusual activity at the Villamor Air Base (VAB) despite speculation following former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s presentation of an alleged International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant of arrest against Sen. Ronald “Bato”...
