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HIKED PENALTY FOR INDISCRIMINATE GUN FIRING HAILED

Senator Bato Dela Rosa welcomes the passage of Republic Act 11926, the stronger anti-indiscriminate firing measure imposing higher penalties for indiscriminate firing, as he believes it will discourage civilians, policemen, and military personnel from firing guns willfully and indiscriminately. RA 11926, authored and sponsored in the Senate by Dela Rosa, titled “An Act Penalizing Wilful […]

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PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY BILL LAPSES INTO LAW

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa joyfully informed his fellow senators that his bill to strengthen the country’s private security industry is one of the measures that lapsed into law. “Mr. President, you just said a while ago that basahin na lang ng ating majority leader (Joel Villanueva) ‘yung mga nag-lapse into law but I cannot […]

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COURTS HAVE DEATH PENALTY SAFEGUARDS – DELA ROSA

Senator Bato Dela Rosa is confident that the judiciary has safeguards in trials of cases punishable by death that will ensure accurate determination of guilt. “May safeguards ‘yung judiciary pagdating sa (court) trials. Sisiguruhin naman nila na hindi mabitay ‘yung mga hindi karapat-dapat na mabitay. We have enough trust and confidence in the judicial system,” […]

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‘I AM ROOTING FOR MARCOS’ – BATO DELA ROSA

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa expects the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to do better than that of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s. Dela Rosa welcomed the pronouncement of Marcos during his recent inauguration that he shares the dreams of Filipinos that no one will be left behind. “Hindi naman tayo umaasa na pababa ‘yung trend […]

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DUTERTE IS MY G.O.A.T PRESIDENT – DELA ROSA

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has expressed that former President Rodrigo Duterte is his “G.O.A.T. president” and admitted that he and the entire Filipino people would miss him after the former Chief Executive stepped down from the highest position of the land. “Gusto ko lang maparating sa kanya (President Duterte) na he is my G.O.A.T. President. […]

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DELA ROSA TO REFILE MANDATORY ROTC BILL

Senator Bato Dela Rosa is set to refile his mandatory ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) bill in the 19th Congress, which will open on July 25, 2022, although he expressed willingness to author a version of the measure that will be proposed by Vice President-elect Sara Duterte. “Yes, the same bill that I filed during […]

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SENATE PASSES PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCY BILL

The Senate passed on third and final reading a measure authored and sponsored by Senator Ronald Dela Rosa seeking to strengthen the private security service industry and provide protection to the rights of those who belong to the industry. With 21 senators voting in favor, zero against, and no abstention, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2423 […]

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SENATE URGES PAGCOR TO SUSPEND E-SABONG OPERATIONS

The Senate has formally filed a resolution urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to suspend the operation of the popular “E-sabong” or online cockfights until the cases of the 31 missing cockfight aficionados are resolved. Proposed Resolution No. 996, which expresses the sense of the Senate to strongly urge the PAGCOR to suspend […]

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PASS OFW DEPARTMENT BILL NOW – DELA ROSA

Senator Bato Dela Rosa has sought for the establishment of a department tasked to look after the interest of Filipinos overseas without causing a “swell” to the state bureaucracy since it will be an integration of functions of existing concerned government agencies. This after Dela Rosa authored and filed Senate Bill No. 2110 (SBN 2110), […]

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POLICE HEIGHT LIMIT BICAM REPORT GETS SENATE NOD

The Senate ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the proposed measure lowering the minimum height limits for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). The report, a reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1563 authored and principally […]