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BATO BACKS HIKE IN MINDANAO DEV’T AUTHORITY BUDGET

The increase in the budget for the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the continued budgetary support for the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) would boost economic growth in Mindanao.  This was expressed by Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa as he defended the proposed 2025 budgets of the agencies which are mandated to cultivate socio-economic progress […]

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DELA ROSA QUESTIONS NAPOLCOM MEMO ON PNP PROMOTION

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa questioned a memorandum circular issued by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) which affects the career advancement of the officers of the Philippine National Police. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed budget for 2025, Dela Rosa raised the concerns of PNP […]

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BATO: AX P1B CAP ON BFP’S FIRE CODE REVENUES USE

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa appealed to remove the P1-billion cap in the Bureau of Fire Protection’s (BFP) utilization of revenues from the Fire Code of the Philippines. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the 2025 national budget, Dela Rosa said that the special provision on the P1-billion cap was deleted in the 2024 General […]

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BATO: RESTORE P10B SLASHED FROM AFP MODERNIZATION

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is urging the Senate to restore the P10 billion cut introduced by the House of Representatives to the P50-billion budget for the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program for next year. Dela Rosa made this appeal at the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget […]

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BATO: EXPAND MARAWI SIEGE BRGYS COMPENSATION LIST

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is pushing for amendments to Republic Act 11696 or the Marawi Siege Compensation Act of 2022 to expand the list of barangays with families who also suffered from the Marawi Siege.  While the relatively young law is “stable,” Dela Rosa said that there are gaps that should be addressed to […]

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DELA ROSA TO BARE TRUTH IN SENATE DRUG WAR PROBE

“No holds barred.” Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is ready to share the truth on the war against illegal drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee launches the investigation. “I don’t need to prepare. Andiyan naman ‘yung truth. Hindi naman ‘yan mapapalitan. I know the truth kaya hindi nila ako […]

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BATO TO ATTEND SENATE BLUE RIBBON DRUG WAR PROBE

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa rejected calls for him and Senator Bong Go to take indefinite leave as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is set to investigate the campaign against illegal drugs. Dela Rosa, a former Philippine National Police chief under ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, said he will attend the investigation to ferret out the […]

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DELA ROSA FILES COC, SEEKS NEW SENATE TERM

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa recently filed his certificate of candidacy before the Commission on Elections to formalize his re-election bid in the 2025 national and local polls. Dela Rosa is seeking his second term in the Senate under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to continue his advocacy on public order and […]

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DELA ROSA SLAMS ACOP: NO HIDING BEHIND VP’S SKIRT

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa refuted Antipolo Representative Romeo Acop’s remarks, saying there’s no need to hide behind someone’s skirt as words can’t hurt him. “All I can say sir is: I am alright sir! I did not hide behind the skirt of my mother when I fought the terrorists and the insurgents with bullets […]

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DELA ROSA BARES 2025 SENATE REELECTION BID

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday night officially announced that he will seek reelection in the 2025 national elections to continuously serve the Filipino people despite political persecution.  The Mindanaoan lawmaker made the remark as he accepted the nomination of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban).  “Even before the recent developments, ‘no, I have […]