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Last Wednesday (May 13), gunshots echoed inside the Senate amid rumors of an impending arrest for Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the previous administration’s bloody war on drugs. Before the chaos erupted and his eventual departure from the Senate, Sen. Bato gave Jessica Soho one final sit-down interview. Will he surrender to the ICC? What is his reaction to the thousands of EJK (extrajudicial killing) victims? Is his sudden appearance at the session, after a nearly six-month absence, politically motivated? Amidst the turmoil and the change in Senate leadership, how will this impact the scheduled impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte? Meanwhile, in a special interview with Jessica, Dingdong Dantes looks back on his nearly three decades in showbiz—from his days as a teen star to becoming one of the most respected leading men of this generation, and now, the lead of the new series The Ma...

Senator Cynthia A. Villar led coast lovers and environmental warriors in picking debris and garbage littering the stretch of the 175-hectares Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) in celebration of this year's International Coastal Clean-Up Day. Villar was quick to shed off her working clothes and put on her gloves as she joined some 1,352 volunteers clean up trash in the 20 stations set up within the Las Pinas Paranaque Wetland Park, one of Ramsar Convention’s Wetlands of International Importance. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the public’s cooperation in the mission to protect and conserve the environment is amply reflected in this year's theme of the International Coastal Clean-up Day, which is “Tayo ang Solusyon sa Polusyon.”  "I am happy to see so many volunteer cleaners this morning! The high number of volunteers for this cleanup drive is a testament to the gr...