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Batocabe replacement sworn in

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 06:09 PM

The House of Representatives has sworn in the replacement of the late Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

'The Darageno who dared:' Lawmakers hold memorial service for Batocabe

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 05:19 PM

Colleagues and friends of the late Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe held a memorial service for their fallen colleague at the House of Representatives Monday. Read more »

Baril na ginamit sa pagpatay kay Batocabe, nakuha sa septic tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 07:50 PM

Narekober ng awtoridad sa septic tank sa bahay ng suspek na si Emmanuel Rosillo ang baril na ginamit sa pagpatay kay Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe.   Read more »

PNP to file admin raps vs Daraga mayor

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 12:37 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it would file administrative cases against Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, the alleged mastermind in the killing of AKO Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

Nomination withdrawal needs Albay town mayor’s consent: Comelec

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:02 PM

MANILA—The Albay town mayor accused of masterminding the murder of his political rival can still keep his nomination, which was earlier withdrawn by his political party, a former election commissioner said. Read more »

Duterte warning vs execs who won't back Bong Go, et al 'just a joke': Panelo

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 04:09 PM

President Duterte was merely joking when he "warned" local government officials in Bicol of withholding financial support if they will not support 3 of his senatorial bets for the 2019 elections, the Palace clarified Monday. Read more »

Pamilya Batocabe, di tanggap ang sorry ng sumukong gunman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 05:24 PM

"Dahil sa pera nagawa niya hong pumatay... Hindi po namin tinatanggap [ang sorry niya]," ani Atty. Justin Batocabe, anak ng pibaslang na mambabatas. Read more »

All 6 gunmen point to 'one mastermind' in Batocabe slay: PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 04:39 PM

All six gunmen allegedly involved in the killing of AKO Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe are now under police custody. Read more »

Duterte, binisita ang mga nasalanta ng bagyong Usman sa Bicol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 01:19 AM

Matapos puntahan ang mga lugar na sinalanta ng Usman, pinasosolusyunan ng Pangulo ang pagbaha sa Kabikulan. Read more »

'Pinsala ni Usman sa agrikultura ng Bicol posibleng pumalo sa P1 bilyon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 08:44 PM

Karamihan sa mga sakahan sa tatlong distrito ng Camarines Sur na sakop ng Bicol River basin area ay lubog pa rin sa baha matapos ang pananalasa ni bagyong Usman.  Read more »

Mayor ng Daraga, suspek sa pagpaslang sa party-list representative ayon sa PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 08:32 PM

Isang alkalde ang itinuturong utak sa pagpatay kay AKO-Bicol party-list Representative Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

PNP releases diagram of suspects in Batocabe slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:19 PM

Philippine National Police chief Director-General Oscar Albayalde shows a diagram linking incumbent Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo (upper-left) to the killing of AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe in a press briefing in Camp Crame on Thursday. Read more »

Palace: Batocabe slay suspects will have their day in court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 05:12 PM

MANILA- The suspects in the killing of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe will have their day in court, Malacañang said Thursday as it lauded police efforts to solve the crime. Read more »

Daraga mayor, utak sa Batocabe slay: PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 08:26 PM

Nagsisilbi umanong private armed group ni Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo ang mga salarin sa pagpaslang kay AKO Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe.  Read more »

PNP tags Daraga mayor as Batocabe slay mastermind

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 03:40 PM

The Philippine National Police has tagged Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo as the mastermind behind the slay of Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe.  Read more »

Death toll from Usman landslides, floods climbs to 85

Reuters
Posted at Jan 02 10:26 PM

MANILA - The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said on Wednesday, and 20 people were missing as rescuers slowly reached cut-off communities. Read more »

Senior citizens na nadamay sa Batocabe slay, hinatiran ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:44 PM

Ilang senior citizen ang nagtamo ng injury nang madamay sa pamamaslang kay Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe sa Daraga, Albay. Read more »

2 testigo sa Batocabe slay hawak na ng pulisya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:37 PM

Nasa kustodiya na ng pulisya ang dalawang witness na nagbibigay ng impormasyon tungkol sa mastermind sa pagpatay kina Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe at security escort nito.  Read more »

VP Leni visits landslide-hit area in Camarines Sur

OVP/Handout
Posted at Jan 02 06:43 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo visits Sitio Igot in Barangay Patitinan, Sagñay, Camarines Sur on Wednesday to check the extent of damage after a landslide hit the area last December 29, 2018. Read more »

More bodies retrieved from landslide-hit areas in Bicol

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 06:24 PM

Rescuers carry the cadaver bag containing Joel Astillero’s wife Rosalina, who was found buried in the ground clutching her 3-month-old daughter beside her other children at Sitio Igot, Barangay Patitinan, Sagñay, Camarines Sur on Tuesday. Read more »