r/balitaPH

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/20/can-bato-participate-vote-in-vp-duterte-impeachment-trial-from-afar-experts-weigh-in-1401

kaya pala hinahanap si The Stone!!!

Jinggoy Estrada wanted the CCTV withheld, while some majority bloc senators were moving to secure it. Either way, it shows how important the footage is. Unfortunately for them, NBI also has bodycam footage.

Let’s see if the PNP can do a credible and fair investigation here. OSAA’s Aplasca already lied in the news, so the evidence should matter more than press statements.

Cayetano also questioned why the NBI was investigating if they were supposedly involved, but based on current reports, no official NBI agent fired the shots. The suspect was reportedly a volunteer driver, not a regular NBI employee.

This needs a clean investigation, not political damage control.

Congressman Kiko Barzaga claimed that "multiple" people died after several gunshots were heard inside the Senate building on Wednesday evening, May 13.

In a now-deleted post, Barzaga wrote: “Multiple dead after gunfight within Senate building, will confirm later."

The lawmaker's post was shared by thousands of his followers, including pro-Duterte vlogger Krizette Chu.

In a video posted on Thursday, May 14, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public against spreading fake news and inciting violence following the Senate chaos.

“Sinumang mapapatunayang nagambag o nagudyok sa pagpapakalat ng maling impormasyon online at karahasan ay hindi palalagpasin ng CICC [Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center] at sisiguraduhin na mapapatawan ng karampatang parusa." | RLL/#IMTNEWS

Source: imtnews.ph

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/987911/osg-supreme-court-bato-dela-rosa-icc-arrest/story/

Additional and great read: Dean Mel Sta Maria's post and excerpts: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18oPpzvDqj/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I have read the response of the Office of the Solicitor General against the claims of Senator "Bato" as represented by his lawyers. I can only say "Bravo". I encourage ALL law students, foreign affairs students, Ambassadors, Consuls and other foreign officials and also lawyers to READ IT. It is a masterpiece of coherence, logic, depth, substance and true applicability of international and constitutional laws. I MUST ADMIT I still learned so much from it.

Excerpts:

"To stress, the implementation of the ICC warrant of arrest is based on Section 17 of Republic Act No. 9851 through the President’s prosecutorial and foreign relations powers."

"101. Thus, the implementation of the ICC warrant is not only sanctioned under Section 17 of R.A. No. 9851 and recognized principles of customary international law; it is likewise a legitimate exercise of the President’s constitutional duty to promote the general welfare and safeguard the people’s life and liberty."

" 215. Senator Dela Rosa evaded legal process for six months. Then, he returned to the Senate not to comply with the law, but to vote in a politically significant leadership election. The timing of his return was driven entirely by political convenience rather than submission to legal authority. Also, it should not be forgotten that the enforcement of the ICC Warrant issued against him was in connection with extrajudicial killings resulting in the death of thousands committed during his tenure as Chief of the Philippine National Police from 2016 to 2018."

"216. Senator Dela Rosa's conduct simply reveals that he does not come to court with clean hands. Having sheltered from potential arrest for half a year, he surfaced for convenience and immediately sought a TRO to ward off enforcement. A party cannot selectively engage with legal processes based on convenience. Truly, his actions reflect inequitable conduct, which bars the grant of the strong arm of injunction."

For FULL TEXT: SolGen’s comment on Bato dela Rosa bid vs ICC warrant:
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/323369/full-text-solgens-comment-on-bato-dela-rosa-bid-vs-icc-warrant

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2229951/ombudsman-senate-refused-subpoena-for-cctv-footage-of-shooting?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

https://opinion.inquirer.net/191739/the-law-they-forgot-they-passed?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

Sampung mga dahilan. Maraming salamat po Dean Mel Sta Maria.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/172kkrGoNF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

'He is part of the harassment!': Dela Rosa moves for Trillanes, NBI operatives removed from Senate

https://youtu.be/5DyuG4UpImw

it baffles me na magalit sya nung tinanong sya bakit di siya pumapasok obvious naman bakit tatanungin sya kc nga ang tagal nyang nawala

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