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Senator Ronald Dela Rosa attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. The hearing was also attended by officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways led by Sec. Vince Dizon, along with representatives of contractors implicated in alleged ghost and substandard projects nationwide.
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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177787234902420250918-senate-flood-control-bato-dela-rosa-JC0368.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Senator Ronald Dela Rosa attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" width="960"/>Senator Ronald Dela Rosa attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</div>MANILA –The Senate Ethics Committee has asked Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to comment on a proposal to amend Senate rules to impose a “no work, no pay” scheme on lawmakers.Dela Rosa is currently facing an ethics complaint over his prolonged absence from Senate sessions, which came after reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had allegedly ordered his arrest in connection with the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, which he had led as Philippine National Police (PNP) chief.Sen. JV Ejercito said the committee is awaiting response from Dela Rosa, noting that the proposed rule change on absenteeism is directly tied to the complaint against him.  &quot;There is a proposal to amend the rules of the Senate already – on absenteeism. So inaantay na, the committee already acted on it by asking Senator Dela Rosa to comment regarding this proposal to amend the rules,&quot; Ejercito said.Ejercito earlier pointed out that the Senate currently has no specific rule penalizing absenteeism among its members. Any amendment would require approval by the full Senate.“The Ethics Committee already asked Senator Dela Rosa to comment on the proposal to amend the rules kasi it concerns the complaint against him also. Covered na rin ‘yun. Covered na rin ‘yun,” he said.He also revealed that Dela Rosa has yet to respond to his suggestion that he voluntarily forgo his salary and allowances – worth over P230,000 monthly – while absent from sessions. He said doing so could remove the basis for the complaint.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2026/4/28/bato-considering-forgoing-salaries-allowances-ejercito-1345">Dela Rosa considering forgoing salaries, allowances — Ejercito</a> </div>&quot;Sabi nga ordinaryang ano, ‘no work, no pay.’ So it has to apply to all. Kaya lang, ‘yun nga, I already mentioned earlier that the Ethics Committee already acted by requesting him to respond  to the proposal to amend the rules,” Ejercito said.Earlier, Senate President Vicente Sotto III also said he would push for Dela Rosa to explain his absence, suggesting the senator be asked to show cause why complaints against him should not prosper.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/8/dela-rosa-is-top-absentee-according-to-senate-records-1804">Dela Rosa is top Senate absentee; 4 senators log perfect attendance: Senate records</a></div>Meanwhile, the panel on Monday dismissed four of nine complaints filed against senators for being frivolous, including one against Ejercito.Three other complaints were deferred for further study, pending additional documents from concerned agencies. Ejercito declined to name the respondents in the dismissed complaints, but he admitted one was against him. &quot;Yes, it was chaired by Senator [Kiko] Pangilinan. I inhibited for a while. I stepped out of the room. It was Senator Pangilinan who chaired. And since there are already actions being taken by the committee, so it was voted by committee members to dismiss [the complaint],&quot; Ejercito said.  The complainants can always refile the dismissed complaints, Ejercito said, as these were dismissed for failing the tests of form and substance.The panel also deferred action on some complaints, pending the submission of documents from other agencies that will help the panel decide on the final disposition of the complaints.

The Senate Ethics Committee has asked Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to comment on a proposal to amend Senate rules to impose a “no work, no pay” scheme on lawmakers.

The Senate Ethics Committee has asked Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to comment on a proposal to amend Senate rules to impose a “no work, no pay” scheme on lawmakers.

Senate panel asks Dela Rosa to comment on ‘no work, no pay’ proposal

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Senate panel asks Dela Rosa to comment on ‘no work, no pay’ proposal

RG Cruz,

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Published May 04, 2026 01:28 PM PHT

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Updated May 04, 2026 04:05 PM PHT

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