Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, October 22 rejected calls for him to go on an indefinite leave of absence from the Senate while the congressional investigation into the Duterte administration’s drug war is ongoing. Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña had earlier called on...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22, that the Senate's parallel probe on former President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war will begin on Monday, Oct. 28. Pimentel will be presiding over a motu propio investigation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Toto Lozano/Presidential Photo) Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, a staunch ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte, says members of...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is willing to attend the House Quad Committee (QuadComm) hearing on the reported extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs during his term, his former spokesperson said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo (File...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has already received the invitation of the Quad-Committee of the House of Representatives in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged human rights violations of his drug war. Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday, October 21 confirmed that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will conduct its own public inquiry into the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs. Cayetano, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Accountability and Investigations (blue...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday, October 21 expressed belief Vice President Sara Duterte should seek professional help following her recent statements against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. MB Photo Pimentel, in a press briefing at the Senate, said he...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to attend the Oct. 22 hearing regarding his administration’s war on illegal drugs following a recent invitation from the House of Representatives quad committee (quad-comm). DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) However, a source, speaking anonymously...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Palo, Leyte on Oct. 20, 2024. (Courtesy of Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration / Facebook) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led the commemoration of the 80 th...
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...
The Philippines said on Thursday, Oct. 17, that it condemns any actions that endanger the lives of United Nations peacekeepers. The country's statement came following a report from United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that Israeli forces fired at their peacekeepers'...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, it would be better if the Senate's parallel probe on Rodrigo Duterte's controversial drug war would not be led by the ex-president's close allies Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go. In a chance interview on Thursday, Oct. 17,...
