Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa may not lead the Senate’s investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings during President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs.” Senate President Francis Escudero and Senator Risa Hontiveros, who is currently investigating illegal POGOs, indicated that the Senate might convene as a committee of the whole to facilitate testimony from witnesses and survivors. Recent testimonies in the House probe have implicated Senators dela Rosa and Bong Go in these extrajudicial killings.
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