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After losing plenary vote, Dela Rosa says some majority senators now 'new minority'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 05:18 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday said several members of the Senate majority bloc feel that they are the "new minority" after most lawmakers voted in favor of adopting a resolution that asks the Supreme Court to determine the Senate's role in the termination of treaties. Read more »

Palace defends Bato: 'Wala masama kung suportahan niya si Presidente'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:22 PM

Malacañang defended administration ally Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Friday from critics who denounced the lawmaker's remarks that he is biased towards President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Bato agrees abrogating troop pact with US: Salbahe 'yong mga tao na 'yon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 09:12 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa expressed no qualms Wednesday over the Philippines' termination of its Visiting Forces Agreement with its longtime ally the United States, saying Washinton has been "disrespecting" and "intruding" Manila's sovereignty. Read more »

Sen. Bato Dela Rosa, nagsalita tungkol sa mga posibleng mawalan ng trabaho sa ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:43 PM

Pabor si Senador Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa na dinggin sa Senado ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Nilinaw rin ng senador na wala siyang nakikitang masama sa pagiging loyal niya sa Pangulo.  Read more »

Bato defends loyalty to Duterte: 'He represents the Filipino people'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 08:30 PM

 There is nothing wrong with being loyal to President Rodrigo Duterte who is duly-elected to lead the country, said Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a day after drawing flak for flaunting his biases.  Read more »

Bato says to push for ABS-CBN franchise renewal if alleged violations untrue

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 07:52 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said he will be the one to push for the renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation once it has been established that the company did not violate any laws.   Read more »

Dela Rosa 'bothered' over VFA cancellation notice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 07:31 PM

Philippine Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he is "bothered" by the government's official notification to withdraw from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with its longtime ally the United States. Read more »

Philippines yet to send VFA termination notice to US as Locsin insists on review

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 09:05 PM

The Philippines has yet to formally notify the United States of its intention to unilaterally withdraw from the two countries' Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) two weeks after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the move, Manila's top diplomat said Thursday. Read more »

Terminating VFA to negatively impact Philippines, says DFA's Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 07:47 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the country would be at the losing end should it choose to terminate the VFA. Read more »

Senator says PH could be on losing end if US retaliates against Duterte's travel ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 12:23 AM

A Philippine senator believes the country may be at the losing end if the United States strikes back at President Rodrigo Duterte's order barring Cabinet officials from traveling to the US. Read more »

Locsin says cancellation of Bato's US visa 'insults PH sovereignty'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 01:31 AM

The top envoy's statement came after Dela Rosa said he will not file a plea to the US government for the reinstatement of his visa. Read more »

Amid fears of VFA scrapping, PH Navy to sustain training with US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 08:11 PM

The top brass of the Philippine Navy said they will continue to train with their US counterparts despite President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to scrap Manila's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Washington. Read more »

'Because of one senator': Duterte ally calls VFA cancellation 'impulsive'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 09:06 PM

An ally of President Rodrigo Duterte in Congress called on Wednesday the latter's threat to end the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States a "kneejerk" and "impulsive" reaction to the cancellation of Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa's US visa. Read more »

OPINION: Tokhang officials’ nightmare comes true

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 27 03:37 PM

The cancellation by the US government of Sen. “Bato” de la Rosa’s visa is a preview of what’s in store for police officials involved in President Duterte’s brutal drug war.  Read more »

Defense analyst: Possible termination of VFA to benefit Duterte's pivot to China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:21 PM

Defense analyst Jose Custodio believes Pres. Duterte's order to terminate the Philippines' Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States is more than just a retaliation over the cancellation of Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa's US visa. Read more »

Analyst: Only China gains from a weakened US-PH alliance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his officials to immediately begin the process of terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States instead of waiting for a month. Read more »

Posibleng epekto ng pagkalas ng Pinas sa VFA binusisi ng mga eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:45 PM

Ayon kay Renato de Castro, propesor ng international studies sa De La Salle University, malabong tumiklop ang Amerika sa banta ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Bato says he plans to advise Duterte to 'befriend America'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:16 PM

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa on Friday distanced himself from President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to end the Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, saying he would advise the chief executive to "befriend America."   Read more »

ANALYSIS: The bigger picture in Duterte’s VFA outburst

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 24 05:28 PM

May President Duterte unilaterally abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement without the consent of the Senate? Read more »

Bayan: VFA should be scrapped but not for 'Bato'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:21 PM

MANILA— A military agreement that allows the deployment of troops from the United States to the Philippines to conduct military exercises should be scrapped but not because of President Rodrigo Duterte's political ally, an activist group said Friday. Read more »