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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