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Dela Rosa confident death-penalty advocates in Senate have numbers

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Posted at Jan 03 07:21 AM

Dela Rosa said 7 of 24 senators have authored 11 versions of the death penalty bill. Read more »

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

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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'

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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

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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'

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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 »

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

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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 »

'Unfortunate, unnecessary': Lacson frowns on Duterte's threat to cancel PH-US VFA

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Updated as of Jan 24 10:17 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo's threat to terminate the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States over Washington’s cancellation of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s visa is "difficult to understand," Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Read more »

Go wants 'killer' for BuCor head position

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Posted at Sep 12 12:56 AM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday said he wants a "killer" to step in as chief of the embattled Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) after its former head Nicanor Faeldon was sacked last week by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Bato says released around 120 heinous crime convicts during BuCor stint

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Posted at Sep 03 08:35 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa said Tuesday he signed release orders of around 120 heinous crime convicts under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law during his term as chief of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). Read more »

‘Binabae na siya’: Sotto to publicize photos of Antonio Sanchez wearing skirt

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Posted at Aug 24 09:43 PM

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said photos exist of Antonio Sanchez wearing women’s clothes, which, Sotto added, confirms a fellow senator’s story. Read more »

AFP: Allowing police, soldiers in schools no militarization, won't curtail academic freedom

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Updated as of Aug 23 09:46 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday the entry of police and military officers in schools to counter alleged leftist recruitment will not lead to militarization and curtail academic freedom. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 22, 2019

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Posted at Aug 23 02:19 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Bato reacts to NUSP

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 03:47 PM

Senator Ronald dela Rosa reacts after National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) President Raoul Manuel, a resource person on the hearing regarding the Mandatory ROTC bill, made comments on Senator Dela Rosa favoring the release of convicted ex-mayor of Calauan, Antonio Sanchez during the Basic Education, Arts, and Culture hearing at the senate on Thursday. Read more »

'Why not?': Bato says rape-slay convict Sanchez 'deserves second chance'

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Posted at Aug 21 08:02 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa agrees with the likely release of convicted rapist and murderer ex-Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez, whom the senator said deserves a "second chance." Read more »

'Start them young' - Dela Rosa seeks to include substance abuse education in early K-12 levels

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Posted at Jul 18 08:33 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has filed a bill to include substance abuse education in 4th Grade to 12 Grade, according to a statement released Thursday. Read more »

'Bato' wants death penalty for Customs men who support drug rings

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Posted at Jul 08 09:36 AM

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa also wants employees of the Bureau of Customs involved in illegal drugs subject to the death penalty.   Read more »

Dela Rosa apologizes for 's**t happens' remark on toddler's death

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 09:22 AM

MANILA- Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa apologized Monday for his remarks on the death of a 3-year-old girl in a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal last week. Read more »

Palace defends Dela Rosa’s ‘sh*t happens’ remark on child's drug op death

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 08:14 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday defended Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa from critics after the neophyte lawmaker dismissed as a mere accident the death of a 3-year-old girl in a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal earlier this week. Read more »

CHR official blasts Bato's 's**t happens' quip on child's death in Rizal buy-bust

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Updated as of Jul 05 05:38 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—An official of the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday criticized Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa's statement on the death of a 3-year-old girl in a recent police operation in Rizal. Read more »

'Bato,' Willie Ong top choices of overseas voters: PPCRV tally

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 03:54 PM

Former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and medical doctor Willie Ong are the top choices of overseas voters, based on partial and unofficial results from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) as of May 17, 1:01 p.m.  Read more »