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Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa called drug lord Kerwin Espinosa a liar who cannot be a credible witness. The former top cop-turned-legislator made the statement after Espinosa accused Dela Rosa of threatening him to link former Senator Leila De Lima and businessman Peter Lim to the illegal drug trade at a hearing in the House […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa took a swipe at Abang Lingkod Party-list Representative Stephen Paduano for insisting his attendance in a supposed courtesy call of police officers with former President Rodrigo Duterte which is being linked to the death of three Chinese drug lords inside the Davao Penal Farm and Prison in August 2016. The […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed support to proposed measures seeking to declare Iglesia Ni Cristo’s (INC) founding anniversary as a non-working holiday. Dela Rosa stressed that INC, as the third largest religion in the Philippines, should be given the same acknowledgement given to other religions. “Iglesia Ni Cristo, being the third largest religious affinity […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa spearheaded the inquiry into the welfare of the town carnivals, more popularly known as “perya.” The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs conducted the investigation amid the industry’s vulnerability to exploitation, harassment, and unfair treatment. “It serves as a lifeline for many operators and their families, providing a […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa called out a United Nations (UN) rapporteur for suggesting to abolish the country’s anti-insurgency task force. Dela Rosa, who was defending the 2024 proposed budget of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) at the Senate plenary, reacted to a proposal made by UN Special […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa made an appeal to the education department to guard minors against the recruitment of leftist groups regardless of the absence of confidential funds. Dela Rosa manifested his support to the Department of Education, led by Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte recently during the Senate deliberation on its 2024 proposed […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa questions China’s recent claims it has allowed the recent successful resupply mission of the Philippines to BRP Sierra Madre due to “humanitarian consideration.” In an interview recently, Dela Rosa was asked whether or not the Philippines needs China’s go signal with regards to exercising its sovereign rights in the West […]
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending all Filipino delegates and awardees in the recently concluded 2022 International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC), Handgun World Shoot XIX in Pattaya City, Thailand. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, author and sponsor of Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 363, said “these notable performances are proof not just of Filipino […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be proactive in the campaign against illegal drugs and make it a ‘personal fight’ to protect their families from being victims of crimes linked to illegal drugs. Dela Rosa, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, said policemen should […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa considers the 225,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP) as the muscle of the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign. Dela Rosa underscored the importance of the PNP’s active and indispensable role as the muscle-provider in the whole-of-nation approach in the no-nonsense war on drugs launched during the Duterte administration which was first led […]