TACLOBAN CITY – Eighty-two houses were destroyed in a fire before dawn on Sunday in Barangay Iniguihan, Bato town, Leyte province. One-hundred six families were displaced by the fire that reached the third alarm. Five-hundred eighty-nine families evacuated to the municipal evacuation center. The...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday, Nov. 8 called on the Senate leadership to uphold the rule of law and the integrity of the institution following reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) allegedly issued an arrest warrant against Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa....
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Saturday, Nov. 8, that the Senate will not permit the arrest of a senator within its premises, following reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa. In a statement, Sotto...
The camp of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Saturday, Nov. 8, said it trusts that the Philippine government will act “in accordance with the rule of law” following reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against the senator. In an official statement...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling that affirmed the Court’s jurisdiction on former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case will pave the way for the eventual arrest of his co-perpetrators in the alleged extrajudicial killings during his administration’s war on...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa told former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co to go home following the devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental, on Friday, Oct. 10. In his Facebook post, Dela Rosa said that the earthquakes in the...
Some senators on Wednesday, October 8, welcomed the appointment of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as the new Ombudsman, saying his experience in the field of investigation is an advantage for him. “It’s a big deal that he has a vast background in investigation at the Department of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 30 dispelled rumors of a coup plot on the part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against President Marcos amid the Sept. 21 rallies. "Walang nagbalak sa AFP. Maraming nagdadasal na may nagbalak sana...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Tuesday, Sept. 30, that he will push to have resigned Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co invited to the next flood control hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. In an ambush interview, Dela Rosa said that Co is no longer covered by the tradition of...
Senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Loren Legarda renewed the push for Congress to increase the budget for scholarships for children of combatants to improve the overall peace situation in the country. During the 2026 budget deliberation for the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace,...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with senators of the so-called Duterte bloc on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Duterte did not disclose the purpose of her visit, which was intended for Senator Rodante Marcoleta, rushing to meet with him as she arrived before 2 p.m. in the Senate. Later during her visit,...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is pushing for the reimposition of the death penalty for the crime of plunder amidst issues of corruption and politicians being involved in anomalous flood control projects. “In the face of actual and lived experience, plunder entails the enriching of...
