BREAKING: With a vote of 265-14-8, the House of Representatives expelled Cavite 4th District Representative Francisco Barzaga on Tuesday following multiple suspensions.
The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges cited disorderly behavior and conduct unbecoming of a member of the House in recommending expulsion. | via @agathamgregorio
JUST IN: The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group says it will refer a complaint for obstruction of justice before the Department of Justice against Sen. Robin Padilla and others who facilitated Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa's escape from the Senate. | via @manueltupas
“Shit happens.”
This is what former police chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa had to say when officers shot dead Kateleen Myca Ulpina at her home in Rodriguez, Rizal, in June 2019, in what they say was a legitimate police operation targeting her father.
Myca was three years old.
I just checked the decree penalizing Obstruction of Justice (Pres. Decree 1829) and apparently when committed by public officers it carries the penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office…
‘AYAW NAMIN IWANAN SI BATO’
LOOK: Senate minority bloc members ask the public for support for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa following reports of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him.
“Please include us in your prayers,” Dela Rosa said in a Facebook video, along with other Senators Robin Padilla, Joel Villanueva, Bong Go and Imee Marcos. “Gusto nila akong pilit dadalhin sa The Hague. I am doing this not for myself, but for the sake of our country.”
“Ngayon na kami na ang may hawak ng majority sa Senado, asahan po ninyo mga kababayan, everything will fall into its rightful places.” | 📷: Screengrab from Padilla/Facebook