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Bato credits win to ‘protest’ votes
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa believes protest votes propelled him to a second term in the Senate, interpreting the results as a public outcry against the administration's actions towards former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Dela Rosa, currently leading in the senatorial race alongside Senator Bong Go, stated that their electoral success came at the "cost" of Duterte's freedom.
He suggested that Filipinos used their votes to express dismay over the administration's decision to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Duterte's war on drugs, deeming it a "wrong political move."
Dela Rosa expressed a willingness to work with administration senators despite opposing views, advocating to "stop the bickering."
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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Senator-elect Rodante Marcoleta, and re-electionist Senator Bong Go, all allies of former President Rodrigo Duterte, secured Senate seats in the 2025 midterm elections.
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