Sotto: Critics of Dela Rosa’s absence can file ethics complaint

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Senate President Tito Sotto tells critics of Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa to file an ethics complaint against him. This, in relation to dela Rosa’s continued absence in the Senate since rumors of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest surfaced.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/tito-sotto-bato-dela-rosa-absence-ethics-complaint/

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00:00Senate President Tito Soto tells critics of Sen. Ronald Bato de la Rosa to file an ethics

00:05complaint against him. This in relation to de la Rosa's continued absence in the Senate since

00:11rumors of an international criminal court warrant for his arrest surfaced. Soto says de la Rosa

00:16continues to receive a salary since it has already been allotted. He also clarifies that senators are

00:21not subject to no-work-no-pay rules faced by ordinary employees. De la Rosa has been a no-show

00:28at the Senate for around three weeks. However, his legal counsel insists the senator is not hiding

00:33and is instead verifying reports of the supposed warrant. Because of his continued absence, de la

00:39Rosa failed to defend the proposed 2026 budgets of key defense and security agencies which he sponsored.

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