Malacañang on Wednesday, May 20, said the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa remains valid after the Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping its enforcement. Presidential Communications...
Senator Raffy Tulfo wished his fellow colleague Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa “good luck” after the Supreme Court issued a decision that effectively denied his bid to stop the International Criminal Court (ICC) from arresting him. Tulfo said the SC Court’s decision also gives...
Neither the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) nor Darna’s famous sidekick Ding— as what playful netizens would ask through funny memes and social media content—should be answering the question on where in the world is Sen. Bato dela Rosa. Instead, NBI director Melvin Matibag said Sen....
Echoing a previous statement from Senator Robin Padilla, Malacañang urged Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa to come out and face the charges against him. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Dela Rosa, who used to be the chief of the Philippine National Police...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations that the local police in Pasay City escorted a black van carrying Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa out of the Senate compound on Thursday, May 14. Nartatez said...
As speculations and conspiracy theories flood social media over the Senate gunfire incident on May 13, the Philippine National Police (PNP) called for sobriety and urged the public to wait instead for the complete result of the investigation. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. assured...
Members of the Senate minority bloc on Friday, May 15, pressed for a thorough investigation of the unfortunate events that unfolded in the Senate over the past few days. For his part, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called for the retrieval and thorough review of the close circuit television (CCTV)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called for a full, independent and unobstructed accounting of the recent unfortunate events that unfolded in the Senate this week, particularly the shooting incident and the predawn disappearance of one of their colleagues. Hontiveros made the call as she criticized the...
The Senate should be the one explaining how Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa left its facilities and why he was even allowed to go considering that there is an existing arrest warrant against him, a top official of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. That is if Dela Rosa indeed left...
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...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is still in the Philippines amid rumors that he already left the Senate and was seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said that there is no record at this point that dela Rosa boarded any plane...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is asking Senate authorities to share the footage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) showing the portion when Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa arrived at the Senate on Monday, May 11, after six months of hiding. While Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano...
