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Granted Dela Rosa protective custody; held NBI agents in contempt
Philippine Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa was placed under Senate protective custody Monday, hours after the International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant naming him for crimes against humanity. The warrant cites at least 32 killings during the anti-drug campaign he ran as national police chief from 2016 to 2018.
Updated 4 days ago
Investigating landfill safety and RA 9003 enforcement
The Payatas garbage dump in Quezon City collapsed in July 2000, killing at least 218 people. The disaster prompted the Philippines to pass the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, which banned open dumpsites and mandated sanitary landfills with engineering safeguards. Twenty-five years later, a landfill in Cebu City collapsed under nearly identical circumstances—oversaturated waste piled too high on too steep a slope—killing 36 sanitation workers.
Updated Jan 19
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