Lacson: Bounty not to keep Dela Rosa from voting in impeachment court

Inquirer.net - Oct 25, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson dismissed claims that the government’s bounty and surrender ultimatum for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa were timed to prevent the latter from voting in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. “It is just the product of wild imaginations. As it is now, he is beyond the

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