Padilla’s lawyer: Obstruction raps vs senator ‘no merit’

MANILA, Philippines – The obstruction of justice charge filed against Sen. Robin Padilla before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly aiding Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s escape from an arrest warrant has “no merit,” Padilla’s lawyer said on Monday. Padilla’s legal counsel on the supposed violation, Julius Henry Balteza, told the camp’s position on