2 Batocabe witnesses get P20 M
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:56:26 +0000
BATOCABE
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo “Pido” Garbin Jr. confirmed on Thursday that the P20-million bounty has been released by President Duterte to two witnesses in the killing of Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe slay last Dec. 22.
Garbin said one of them is whistleblower Emmanuel Judavar while the other was not identified by the lawmaker.
“Ni-release na ni Presidente yung P20 million dun sa mga witness. Di ko alam kung papano ‘yung pagpili but definitely the two gunman were not given. Si Yuson at saka si Arimado hindi ‘yun binigyan. Unang binigyan yata si Judavar, Emmanuel, yung iba siguro hindi ko na pangalanan kasi di ko kabisado,” Garbin said.
Garbin also said that Negros Occidental Rep. Albee Benitez has turned over a portion of the bounty pledge by the House of Representative.
“As to the case of Ako Bicol party-list bounty and Albay provincial government bounty, sabi ng Malacañang and the Congress, hindi kami makikialam. Kung mag-set kayo ng parameters, its fine with us kasi inyo naman ‘yan, pera ninyo naman ‘yan,” Garbin said. (Nino Luces)