Sen. Dela Rosa placed under Senate protective custody

MANILA, Philippines—The Senate has placed Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa under its protective custody as he faces a possible arrest in connection with his role in the previous administration’s war on drugs. No senator objected when Sen. Rodante Marcoleta made that motion in the Senate plenary on Monday. “I move that Senator Bato be placed under the Senate protective custody until he is able to get all and exhaust all legal remedies to protect himself and until this institution is able to do just the same,”  Marcoleta said.  When no one objected to it, newly elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano later approved Marcoleta’s […]...

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