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The Senate on Thursday passed on final reading the measure seeking to penalize acts of wilful and indiscriminate discharge of firearms including by those authorized to bear arms.

The Senate on Monday, May 23 approved on third and final reading, Senate Bill No. 2423 or the proposed Private Security Services Industry Act which seeks to strengthen the regulation of the private security services industry and improve the protection of Filipino security guards.

Even though the results of the May 2022 senatorial elections have yet to be final, senators are now keen on looking for the next possible Senate President in the upcoming 19th Congress.

MALAYBALAY, Bukidnon–Presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ended the Mindanao leg of his campaign with Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s explicit support.

Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Tuesday, March 22 said he is disappointed that some policemen are blinded by money.

Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Monday, March 21 warned policemen not to use their uniforms and badges to commit illegal activities ‘’or bye bye’’.

On-line ‘e-sabong’ (cockfight) licensee Charlie ‘’Atong’’ Ang denied allegations that he could make a ‘sabungero’(cockfight afficionado) disappear for P5,000 for game fixing.

The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Monday said eight suspects tagged in the disappearance of at least six cockfight enthusiasts are now facing kidnapping and illegal detention cases.

There are actually 34, not 31, missing cockfight aficionados (sabungeros) missing arising from their attendance at cockpits in Sta. Cruz, Manila; Sta. Cruz, Laguna; and Lipa city (Batangas) last yearn or involvement in online cockfighting or “e-sabong” operations.

Contrary to the claims of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, President Duterte did not give any go-signal to put a stop to the operations of online cockfight or “e-sabong” amid the investigation into the reported missing 31 cockfight enthusiasts.

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa disclosed that vital witnesses might attend the Senate’s second hearing on the case of the 31 online cockfighting enthusiasts who have gone missing on Friday, March 4.

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said senators are now looking into transferring the authority to issue permits for online cockfighting or “e-sabong” from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to Congress.

The Senate on Monday formally filed the resolution urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to suspend the operation of all online cockfighting establishments or “e-sabong” until the cases of the 31 missing cockfight enthusiasts are resolved.

Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Monday, Feb. 28 joined his colleagues in seeking the temporary suspension of the operations of online ‘e-sabong’ operations.

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday said the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs will summon businessman Atong Ang to its inquiry into the disappearance of the 31 cockfight enthusiasts next week.

Some parents of the missing online cockfight enthusiasts on Thursday made an emotional appeal to the Senate as they decried law enforcement authorities’ failure to solve the disappareance of their loved ones.

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Thursday said he will set another hearing on the case of the missing cockfight enthusiasts since the management and personnel of the cockpit arenas involved in their disappearances failed to attend the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs initial hearing.

Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he fully supports efforts to restore the original proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) saying sufficient funding would help sustain the humanitarian and development projects in conflict-affected areas.