Former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar (Malacañang photo) Former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar, the agriculture chief during the latter half of the previous Duterte administration, has "a lot of explaining to do" in connection with the onion price surge...
The Senate plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senators brushed off the rejection by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of a Philippine government appeal against its investigation into alleged human rights violations by the previous Duterte administration in connection with its anti-illegal drug...
The conviction of a dismissed Caloocan policeman for the murders of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” De Guzman is a “partial victory,” at least, for the victims in the brutal drug war killings during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “While laudable, it...
Let Filipinos, not the International Criminal Court (ICC), judge former president Rodrigo Duterte in his campaign against illegal drugs, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said on Monday, February 20. Go stressed this after he thanked former President and now House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has defended the need to pass the proposed law that seeks to accord previous presidents of the Philippines additional benefits and privileges even after they have stepped down from power. Go said previous presidents of the country are still expected to carry out...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 expressed belief that a "third force" composed of all staunch critics of former president Rodrigo Duterte is behind the International Criminal Court's (ICC) insistence to investigate the past administration's bloody war on drugs. Dela Rosa made...
The Philippines should cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating the controversial bloody drug war of the past Duterte administration, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III today, Jan. 27, said. "Let us cooperate as we are a responsible member of the world...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 expressed his belief there are some people who are indeed pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue an investigation into the Philippines’ war on drugs during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dela Rosa...
The Makabayan bloc in Congress on Monday, January 9 expressed hope that the perjury charges filed against 10 human rights defenders would be dismissed. In a statement, the group reiterated their belief that the filing of perjury cases against the human rights defenders is a clear act of retaliation...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement agencies should keep up the fight against illegal drugs in order to reduce criminality and corruption within communities, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Citing the gains from former president Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, December 13 urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to embark on an internal cleansing process to rid its ranks of scalawags in uniform. Dela Rosa made the call after his privilege speech where he...
The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
