Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on missing cockfight aficionados chaired by Senator Ronald Dela Rosa (front, center) (Photo courtesy of Sen. Dela Rosa Facebook) MANILA - The Senate will continue to find ways to locate the missing sabungeros (cockfight aficionados) and the families can trust the government to do its work. During the third hearing of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Monday, chair Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said there are crooks everywhere but not everyone in the government is like them. One of those who participated in the probe was Princess Montanes-Lasco, wife of missing breeder and online agent Ricardo "Jon Jon" Lasco Jr. The 44-year-old sabungero was reportedly abducted at their house in Barangay San Lucas 1, San Pablo City, Laguna on Aug. 30, 2021 by 15 armed men who posed as law enforcers. The wife said they continue to be harassed by anonymous callers and shunned by friends following the abd
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (File photo) MANILA - The Senate on Thursday initiated its inquiry into the rising number of missing persons allegedly involved in sabong (cockfighting) and its online version, with lawmakers recommending to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) the suspension of licenses of e-sabong operators. Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs chair Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa presiding over the proceedings expressed alarm over the incidents involving 31 individuals who were reported missing by their relatives and family in the past months after they visited cockpit arenas in Manila and Southern Luzon. "Whatever they did, this cannot be more important than their lives," Dela Rosa said during the proceedings as he heard the emotional narration by relatives of the missing who complained over the refusal of the security personnel of concerned cockpits to cooperate. Senate President Vicente Sotto III proposed a resol
The government is confident that the country will hit its target of fully vaccinating 54 million Filipinos against COVID-19 by the end of the year, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
A minor gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Muntinlupa City. (File photo