Amid his Hiding, Sen. Bato dela Rosa Gives Message at RAGE Coalition Launching
BATO DELA ROSA – The Senator, amid his hiding, expressed his full support for Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and Davao Mayor Baste Duterte.
Davao Mayor Baste Duterte has taken the presidency of the PDP-Laban, the political party chaired by his own father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. He is also set to lead the Reform Alliance for Good Governance and Accountability or the RAGE coalition.
The PDP-Laban was previously led by Senator Robin Padilla who took a leave in the middle of 2025 to focus in his legislative duties. According to the Senator, he prayed that a member of the Duterte family will lead the group.
The RAGE coalition was also launched and it gathered several government officials. Aside from Davao Mayor Baste Duterte, senators Robin Padilla and Christopher “Bong” Go were also present at the event.
Sen. Bato dela Rosa who is reportedly hiding amid his rumored arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) also sent a video message that was played at the RAGE coalition launching event.
Based on a post of News5, in his video message, Sen. Bato dela Rosa expressed his full support for Davao Mayor Baste Duterte and Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. He stressed the supposed bravery and readiness of the son of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte to fight for what is right for the country.
“Ipinapahayag ko rin ang aking buong suporta sa pamumuno ni Mayor Sebastian Duterte bilang pinuno ng koalisyong ito. Kilala natin si Mayor Baste, matapang, may paninindigan, at handang ipaglaban ang tama para sa bayan,” dela Rosa said.
In his video message based on the post, Sen. Bato dela Rosa also expressed his support for Vice Pres. Sara Duterte who supposedly continues serving the country despite the challenges that she is facing. According to him, he will not allow the silencing of the government officials who are serving the country through politics.
“At higit sa lahat, patuloy akong sumusuporta, VP Inday Sara Duterte, na patuloy na nagsisilbi sa ating bansa sa kabila ng mga hamon at pagsubok ng kanyang kinakaharap. Hindi tayo papayag na gamitin ang pulitika para patahimikin ang mga lider na tunay na naglilingkod sa bayan,” the Senator added.
At the event, Sen. Robin Padilla also spoke and hinted that not only Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is seemingly running for president in a future election but as well as Davao Mayor Baste Duterte.
