FORMER senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Friday that they will file an ethics complaint against Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa over his non-attendance at the Senate within a few months.
“We will be filing an ethics case against him kase tuloy-tuloy ‘yung ano, ang pagpondo ng gobyerno sa kanyang opisina pero without any reason ay hindi siya pumapasok,” Trillanes said on Balitanghali. (We will be filing an ethics case against him because it’s ongoing, the government keeps funding his office, but he is not reporting for work without any reason.)
Trillanes said they are giving Dela Rosa time in case he changes his mind. “Otherwise, dereliction of duty ito (this is a dereliction of duty),” he said.
Dela Rosa has not attended any plenary session at the Senate since November 2025 after Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla alleged that the ICC has issued a warrant of arrest against him. But Dela Rosa broke his silence on Wednesday, as he marked his 64th birthday and released a statement saying he is still “waiting.”
Meanwhile, Trillanes alleged that information he has been providing about Dela Rosa’s location is being leaked by the latter’s contacts in the Philippine National Police (PNP). “May mga nakukuha tayong impormasyon. Pinapasa natin… pero alam ninyo, sa dami ng contacts ni Bato dyan sa PNP eh.. nile-leak lang nila. so I think yung pinaka effective dito yung signal intelligence para ma-track siya kasi he’s been communicating with his family,” he said.
