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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, May 14 urged the new leadership of the Senate to disclose Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa whereabouts. Gatchalian made the call after reports surfaced that Dela Rosa, who is subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has...
Not a single soldier tasked to secure the Senate building used any weapon during the gunfire incident that stemmed over claims that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa would be arrested and turned over to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Instead, it was the armed personnel of the Office of...
Apparently pissed off by the rowdy behavior of protesters at the Senate complex, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has started reinforcing its personnel to deny rallyists the opportunity to harass senators and other people in the area. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. was...
Police forces across the country were placed under highest security alert status following the incidents inside the Senate building where gunshots were heard in relation to the alleged attempt to arrest Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, spokesman of the Philippine...
So what were the Marines doing inside the Senate? The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Wednesday night, May 13, that the presence of the Marine commandos inside the Senate premises was based on the request of the Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA). OSAA is in charge of securing...
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said on Wednesday, May 13 that he finds Senate Resolution No. 395, which calls on Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to voluntarily surrender to authorities, as rude. “May konting kabastusan yung resolution (The resolution is a bit rude). I don’t...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, May 13 expressed belief the Cayetano siblings were the only senators aware that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is due to arrive at the Senate last Monday in time for the Senate leadership change voting. Lacson said Dela Rosa supposedly rode the...
