Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa reportedly wants to report for work at the Senate but cannot do so due to threats of being arrested and taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, according to Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano, in an interview with...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, April 22 raised the possibility that the ethics complaint against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa may be dismissed if he chooses to voluntarily waive his salary and allowances as senator. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito assured on Wednesday, February4 that the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges will be fair and impartial as it hears all complaints that are pending in the panel. Ejercito made the statement when he convened the committee on Wednesday, declaring that the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated on Thursday, January 29 that only the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges can give sanctions against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Lacson pointed this out saying that without any complaint lodged against the senator before...
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges will adopt a “first in, first out” approach in hearing all ethics complaint that are now pending before the panel, Senate deputy majority leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. Ejercito, newly elected chairman of the Senate ethics committee,...
Presumptive senator Vicente Sotto III on Friday, May 16 said he is keen on asking the Senate leadership to be allowed to head the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges so he can help restore the dignity and the good image of the institution. Sotto, who will return to the Senate in the next...
