Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa fired back at Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez who claimed that the testimony of Police Col. Hector Grijaldo in the Senate drug war probe was all part of a “script”. "It takes a thief to know a thief, 'di ba? Bilis niya nakapag-conclude siya na...
For former Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, the Senate's drug war probe was "invaded" by former President Rodrigo Duterte. "Yesterday the Upper Chamber was 'invaded' by the former president of the republic," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, October 29. Lacson was reacting to...
After making admissions during the public hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, Senate President Francis “Chiz" Escudero considers these statements made by former President Rodrigo Duterte as a first step for him toward taking full responsibility for the bloody war on drugs undertaken...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, October 29 said the Senate, as a whole and as a policy, deems it unacceptable to allow foul language or any form of expletives, to be uttered during congressional investigation or hearings. Escudero pointed this out a day after former...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said he wants lawyers in and out of the government to analyze the admissions made by former President Rodrigo Duterte in the Senate's drug war probe. Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his opening statement during the start of the...
Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrvies at the Session Hall of the Senate before the scheduled Blue ribbon commitee hearing the past adminisitration’s war on drugs, October 28, 2024. (Mark Balmores) “I did what I had to do." Thus, said former President Rodrigo Duterte as he...
Senators are prepared to accord former President Rodrigo Duterte due courtesy and respect when he attends the Senate’s own investigation into the controversial anti-illegal drug campaign of his administration. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa assured that the former president will...
Rodrigo Duterte is ready to face the Senate's investigation into his administration's controversial war on drugs this coming Monday, Oct. 28, with Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa confirming ahead of time the former president's presence in the hearing. (Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa Facebook page)...
As the Senate's investigation on the country's campaign against illegal drugs looms, Senator Ronald "Bato" Rosa said on Thursday, Oct. 24, that he regrets nothing as far as handling the previous administration's drug war is concerned. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (MB File Photo) In a phone...
Senators have chosen the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to lead the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, October 20. Escudero said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is poised to...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called for more transparency in the marketing and sale of tobacco and vape products, as well as the dangers they pose to public health. (Photo from the Office of Senator Pia Cayetano) “Children will mimic what they see and hear,” Cayetano, the World Health...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he strongly supports for an extensive and fair investigation into the reported unethical practices of a pharmaceutical company by the Senate blue ribbon committee. This after the Senate Committee on Rules formally referred the Bell-Kenz Pharma...
