Human rights advocates and various cause-oriented groups filed on Wednesday, June 3, a case of obstruction of justice against Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla in connection with the May 14 escape of fellow senator Ronald ‘Bato” Dela Rosa before the Office of the Ombudsman. Aside...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) stood by the results of its investigation into the gunfire that rocked the Senate on May 13 and the ensuing escape of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa a few hours later. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. emphasized that the PNP is always ready for...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be issuing a subpoena to Sen. Robin Padilla and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca in connection with the alleged escape of Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on May 14. Aside from the two, NBI Director Melvin A. Matibag said the bureau will issue the...
More than two weeks after a series of gunfire rocked the Senate, the Filipino people are still asking, “Was it related to the escape of Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa?” On Thursday, May 28, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) ended all the speculations and conspiracy...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas in a bid to establish the ownership, quantity and registration of firearms owned by the Senate following the gunfire incident on May 13. DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the subpoena was sent to the Senate, the Philippine...
At the course of its investigation, the Philippine National Police (PNP) had been trying to fully comprehend why, of all people, a retired police general would lead armed Senate security men and fire warning shots to a legitimate law enforcer. In fact, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
With so many personalities and institutions already dragged into the Senate gunfire incident, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa should start to rethink his position of continuously playing hide-and-seek with law enforcement agencies. This was the stand of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
If policemen are prohibited from firing warning shots, then it follows that stricter rules and regulations govern non-law enforcement agencies that include the Senate’s Office of Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA). So just imagine how screwed up you would be if you, as a civilian or a private security man,...
They came. They promised. They delivered. And Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), expressed optimism that the fast conduct of police investigation—which was done within a week despite numerous challenges—will serve as the first stage in giving the...
Amid speculations and debates relating to the Senate gunfire incident on the night of May 13, a top official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) took note of some "unusual" things he observed at the course of the police investigation. But DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla was...
The investigation conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) rejected claims that the Senate was under attack on the night of May 13 when pandemonium broke loose over a burst of gunfire that all stemmed from fears that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa would be arrested. But as to the...
Neither the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) nor Darna’s famous sidekick Ding— as what playful netizens would ask through funny memes and social media content—should be answering the question on where in the world is Sen. Bato dela Rosa. Instead, NBI director Melvin Matibag said Sen....
