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(Eagle News)-The main gunman in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe has surrendered to the authorities. Henry Yuson, a former New People’s Army member, surrendered to the military in Albay on Thursday afternoon. Yuson was allegedly the main man who pulled the trigger and killed Batocabe in December last year. The other gunman, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said, was Rolando Aromado. With the surrender of Yuson, who has a standing warrant of arrest […]
(Eagle News)–Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo on Thursday, Jan. 3, denied he ordered the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his security escort, SP01 Orlando Diaz. “I did not order the deaths of anyone,” Baldo said after double murder charges were filed against him in connection with Batocabe’s and Diaz’s death, after a witness and some suspects pointed to him as the mastermind of the attack in December last year. Baldo also faces six counts […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 3, hailed the “early and swift conclusion” of the investigation into the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo lauded the efforts of the Philippine National Police, headed by Director General Oscar Albayalde, and the “close cooperation of the local community..” for this. “This is a breakthrough in the pursuit of justice for the victims and their families,” he said. He said that while Daraga, […]
(Eagle News)–Criminal charges have been filed against Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo and several others over the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe. In a press conference, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said the charges for double murder and six counts of multiple frustrated murder were filed against Baldo, Danilo Muella, Henry Yuson, Rolando Arimado, Emmanuel Roselio, Jaywin Babor and Christopher Naval before the Albay Provincial Prosecutors Office on Thursday, Jan. 3. According to Albayalde, based […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 29, said he warned an “Albay mayor” against “terrorizing” the widow of Rep. Rodel Batocabe. “Sabi ko, ‘p***ng i** ka, ‘wag mong takutin ‘yang byuda kasi sabi ko, sa byuda, ‘sige ikaw ang tumakbo’,” Duterte said in his speech in Kidapawan, without naming the mayor. He said he told the mayor he would give him the “ultimate humiliation” in front of his family if the chief executive heard […]
(Eagle News)–The police are in possession of pictures that could help them identify the gunmen in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe in Albay. This is according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who cited a report given to him by Regional Director Police Chief Supt. Arnel Escobal on Friday morning. According to Año, based on Escobal, the pictures were “volunteered” to the police by some attendees of the gift-giving event in Daraga. The police had […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his condolences to the family of Rep. Rodel Batocabe’s security escort, who was also slain by still-unidentified gunmen over the weekend. “Console yourself (the family of SP01 Orlando Diaz) with the fact that he died in the line of duty.. Alam mo pagka mag-security ka, the possibility of dying is there always,” Duterte said during his visit to the wake of Batocabe in Albay on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Batocabe […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 27, visited the wake of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, whom authorities said may have been killed due to politics. During his visit to the wake in Albay, the President also announced he had increased the bounty for any information about the gunmen to P50 million. Earlier, lawmakers raised a P30-million reward money. The President refused to provide details about the case, but hinted at the killing being politically motivated. “But […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 26, urged the Commission on Elections to place Daraga, Albay under control. The President made the recommendation following the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, who had filed his candidacy for mayor of the town for the 2019 elections, as he visited the lawmaker’s wake. “But if you are the one na gumagawa ng kalokohan, pinapatay ‘yung mga kalaban, p***** *na mo pupuntahan kita dito. I will personally confront […]
(Eagle News)—In these pictures released by the Office of the Chief of the Philippine National Police, PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde is seen visiting the wake of Rep. Rodel Batocabe in Albay. Batocabe was shot as he was about to board his vehicle from a gift-giving activity in Daraga on Saturday, Dec. 22. His bodyguard was also killed. The National Bureau of Investigation has said the killing was “likely politically motivated.”
(Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon has called on the Philippine National Police to put an end to what he said was the culture of violence in the country. Gordon made the statement, noting what he said were the “series of shootings and killings reported across the country starting Dec. 14.” He said these included the ambush of Councilor Ricardo Tan and his wife in Negros Occidental on Dec. 14; that of Erfe del Castillo and Elfren […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit the wake of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, who was killed in Albay over the weekend. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the visit would take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Batocabe was gunned down as he was about to board his vehicle from a gift-giving activity in Daraga. His bodyguard was also killed. The police said they were eyeing at least six suspects. The National Bureau […]
