Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa believes that the minor victims of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" have no reason to lie about the trauma they experienced. (Senate PRIB photo) For Dela Rosa, he sees no reason or motivation for the witnesses who are aged 12 to...
A Senate panel has cited in contempt four members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" including its President or leader Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senior Agila" after consistently denying the existence of child marriage in their community. ...
A Senate panel is set to conduct an inquiry into the so-called religious cult in Surigao del Norte, particularly on the allegations of human rights violations, its link to the illegal drug trade, and the presence of armed individuals. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa,...
Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito revealed on Tuesday, September 5, that the former police officer in the viral gun-toting incident in Quezon City has been involved in 10 various charges in the past as well as incident reports from his barangay. Former Police Officer Wilfredo Gonzales faces the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla reminded former police officer Wilfredo Gonzales on Tuesday, Sept. 5 about responsible gun ownership after the latter was involved in the viral gun-toting incident in Quezon City last month. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla at the Senate Committee on...
With the wide attention given to the road rage incident in Quezon City last month, a Senate panel's investigation on it on Tuesday, Sept. 5, opened a discussion on road sharing, respect for bike lanes, and better transport plans which in a way, could have prevented the altercation from occurring in...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri expressed the need to come up with a special law against road rage after the gun-toting incident that occurred in Quezon City involving a cyclist and a former policeman. Former policeman Wilfredo Gonzales, who was involved in a gun-toting incident in Quezon...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Saturday, Sept. 2 that he is looking to propose a measure that will give the Philippine National Police (PNP) the power to designate city and municipal police chiefs. "Yung pagpili ng chief of police, provincial director dapat ilagay na lang yung power na yan...
The companion of slain teenager 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar told a Senate panel on Wednesday, Aug. 30, that the police investigator formerly handling the case altered the statement that he gave regarding the incident. Sonny Boy Aguistilo (Screenshot from the YouTube Live of the Senate...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, on Wednesday, August 30, lifted the contempt order against the three Navotas City police officers involved in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar. These are Police Capt. Juanito Arabejo, Staff...
Staff Sgt. Gerry Maliban, one of the six suspects involved in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar told a Senate panel on Tuesday, Aug. 29, that while he was the first to fire, he said that he "heard a gunshot" first. During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and...
