Manila, Feb. 18 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday asserted that the Senate's moral ascendancy remains intact as long as it adheres to the Charter - particularly the provisions on immunity from arrest under Art. VI, Sec. 11.

Lacson made the statement after the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutors moved to identify Senators Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa as alleged co-perpetrators in the killings that took place during the Duterte administration's campaign against illegal drugs.

In a televised interview on Tuesday, Lacson said upholding the Constitution must take precedence over all considerations -including loyalty to colleagues - in the government's response t...