Senate lost protective custody privilege when Bato escaped - Remulla

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday said the Senate has lost the privilege of providing protective custody over its members in cases of arrests when Sen. Ronald dela Rosa escaped its premises. “Nung nakawala si Bato [When Sen. Bato escaped], you lost that privilege already,” Remulla told reporters in a briefing at Camp Crame. Remulla said the law enforcement’s side following Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s attempt to block the ar