’IS THIS RULE FOR SENATOR BATO WHO IS NOT HERE?’
WATCH: Tense exchanges in the Senate as minority senators oppose what they describe as the “railroading” of a proposed amendment to Senate rules that would “allow a senator, for justifiable reasons, to attend and participate in sessions through teleconference, video conference, or other reliable electronic means” — a motion introduced by Senator Rodante Marcoleta | @eimorpsantos
’IS THIS RULE FOR SENATOR BATO WHO IS NOT HERE?’
WATCH: Tense exchanges in the Senate as minority senators oppose what they describe as the “railroading” of a proposed amendment to Senate rules that would “allow a senator, for justifiable reasons, to attend and participate in sessions through teleconference, video conference, or other reliable electronic means” — a motion introduced by Senator Rodante Marcoleta | @eimorpsantos
Arestado na ng Southern Police District ang NBI driver na si Mel Oragon, suspek sa pamamaril sa Senado kahapon, May 13; nahulihan siya ng baril na pinaniniwalaang ginamit sa insidente.
Duterte supporters try to break the police barricade outside the Senate.
OSAA imposed a Senate lockdown as gunshots were heard inside the building. | via @edjreports
WATCH: Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano quickly rejects the resolution filed by five senators urging Senator Bato dela Rosa to voluntarily surrender amid the ICC warrant.
“We respect their opinion but Senator Bato should be given the opportunity to exhaust all legal remedies,” Cayetano tells reporters. | @eimorpsantos
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who last year declared he was ready to surrender if the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issues a warrant for his arrest, pleaded to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for protection against extrajudicial rendition.
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