Hours after multiple gunshots went off inside the Senate on Wednesday night, May 13, President Marcos revealed that no government entity was tasked to arrest Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa--a wanted man in the eyes of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a four-minute video message, Marcos...
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...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano is asking the government to respond to the tense situation at the Senate, which has been marked by multiple gunshots within its building. He made the call in a Facebook live post inside his office on Wednesday night, May 13, after the shots were fired. He also...
Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday, May 13, said Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was safe and under the protection of security personnel amid a lockdown at the Senate building following reports of gunfire. Remulla said authorities were...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has no operation to serve the arrest warrant against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, its chief, Melvin Matibag said amid claims that his agents were the ones who fired the first shots at the Senate on Wednesday night, May 13. “We have not deployed our...
Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, daughter of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), has filed a second urgent motion before the Supreme Court of the Philippines seeking immediate action on the consolidated habeas corpus petitions involving her father. Salvador Paolo A. Panelo Jr., managing...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano admitted on Wednesday, May 13 that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa was in his car before coming up to the premises of the Upper Chamber to join Monday’s plenary session. Cayetano made this admission right after his sister, Sen. Pia Cayetano, in a privilege...
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...
Vice President Sara Duterte expressed concern over what she described as a growing lack of respect for the Senate’s independence, while reiterating that arrest warrants issued outside the Philippine judicial system cannot be enforced in the country without authorization from Philippine courts. In...
Malacañang said the change in the Senate leadership should not halt the passage of 21 priority bills identified during the previous leadership. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said that just because there was a reorganization in the Senate, it does not mean the...
