A DAY AFTER the sudden suspicious or mysterious appearance and overnight stay, courtesy of the Senate’s “protective custody,” of Sen. Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, the Filipino TV viewers were given a live drama.
This apparent “moro-moro” was played out by PNP ground troops, security personnel of the Senate, National Bureau of Investigator agents, Sen. Robin Padilla, Sen. Bato de la Rosa, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, and other Duterte-loyalist senators, Radio-TV staff and reporters, Senate employees and other hangers-on.
Outside the Senate building were Sen. Bato’s supporters and the usual street parliamentarians.
The progressive street parliamentarians were calling for: (1) the arrest of Sen. Bato de la Rosa for being a co-perpetrator with International Criminal Court (ICC) jailbird Rodrigo Roa Duterte for “crimes against humanity”, and (2) for the impeachment of VP Sara Duterte for betrayal of public trust and various crimes against the Filipino people.
‘The massive assembly of people were wondering why the Senate leadership was harboring a murderer-fugitive, despite knowing that its act was an “obstruction of justice.” ’
DISAPPOINTING STANCE
Suddenly, gunshots rang out, thus people attempted to get clarifications from uniformed police and security personnel.
Then, shown on the screen was Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. As the highest official in the building, he was expected to be on top of the situation to calm the crowed then.
But the TV viewers and the crowd milling around were disappointed, as he himself said he was at a loss as to what was happening, especially the gunshots heard some minutes back. He said he had to check with the security people to assess the situation.
In effect, he was able to dodge any question that could have been thrown at him regarding the possible arrest of his colleague, the now-you-see-him, now-you-don’t fugitive-murderer wanted by the ICC, Sen. Bato de la Rosa.
JONVIC ON THE SCENE
The arrival on the scene of Interior Secretary Jovic Remulla was caught on the TV screen. He was immediately met by a horde of reporters and other bystanders, and was asked about what he knows about what appears to be chaos in the building.
Remulla clarified that he still has to assess the overall situation. But admitting that he learned about the gunshots fired in one of the floors of the building, he assured his audience that nobody was hurt, and there was no serious matter to attend to.
The huge crowed was still seeking for explanations about the chaos. They expected that on that day, May 14, 2026, the fugitive-murderer, co-perpetrator of Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s crimes against humanity, Sen. Bato de la Rosa, was to be apprehended by the NBI operatives, based on the ICC-issued Warrant of Arrest.
Also, on this day, they expected the delivery of the Articles of Impeachment against VP Sara Duterte from the House of Representatives to the Senate Secretary.
THE DRAMA LINGERS
But the drama especially carried out inside the Senate building ended up with the co-perpetrator of ICC jailbird Rodrigo’s crimes against humanity, Sen. Bato de la Rosa, escaping from the authorities with Sen. Robin Padilla, about 2 a.m. the next day.
As expected, netizens and good governance-focused citizens could only speculate or even conclude that the Senate with its admitted “protective custody of Sen. Bato de la Rosa,” had a script, especially with the suspicious gunshots fired, serving as a subtle distraction to the many people milling around waiting for some order to be resolved and explained rationally by SP Alan Peter Cayatano.
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE
The massive assembly of people were wondering why the Senate leadership was harboring a murderer-fugitive, despite knowing that its act was an “obstruction of justice.”
The Senate’s Duterte fanatics won the day, with the dramatic escape of their murderer-colleague.
The Filipino people, doubtless, are demanding ACCOUNTABILITY, TRUTH and JUSTICE!
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For me, it was grandstanding. Did it not act of Cayetano’s script? You can enter the Senate with ammunition? The entry guards will not check you? Until now Cayetano and the military cannot explain. They are still writing the script. After voicing that “the Senate is/was under seige, the Senators were having a party after? And Robin came out with de la Rosa as passenger was w/o ok of Cayetano?