Rappler's latest stories on Rodel Batocabe
Ex-mayor Carlwyn Baldo leaves Legazpi City jail
Baldo regains temporary freedom despite a motion for reconsideration to block this
Batocabe supporters ask court to reverse bail grant to Carlwyn Baldo
The supporters say the grant of bail to the alleged mastermind in the killing of Rodel Batocabe is a 'grave injustice' to the late AKO Bicol congressman
Ex-mayor Carlwyn Baldo posts P8.72M bail
The family of the late congressman Rodel Batocabe opposes the grant of bail to former Daraga mayor Carlwyn Baldo, calling him a 'flight risk'
Batocabe widow on Baldo's bail: 'It's like the 2nd time my husband is killed'
'[It happened] just when we are picking up the pieces of our lives, moving on,' says Gertie, the wife of murdered AKO Bicol congressman Rodel Batocabe
AKO Bicol, Batocabe’s son slam court decision allowing Baldo to post bail
Former Daraga Mayor Carlwyn 'Awin' Baldo is set to be released on Monday after a Legazpi City court allowed him to post bail
'Widow candidate' tradition in Philippines' deadly polls
In taking over her husband's candidacy, widow Gertrudes Batocabe was among at least half a dozen women standing in for their slain husbands this year – a long tradition in the Philippines' notoriously deadly politics
Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo surrenders
(UPDATED) Mayor Carlwyn Baldo appears before Legazpi City Regional Trial Court Branch 10 Judge Maria Theresa San Juan Loquillano days after she issued a warrant for his arrest over the killing of AKO-Bicol congressman Rodel Batocabe and his aide
Surrender, Batocabe son asks Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
The head of Baldo's legal team says they 'don't know the whereabouts' of the mayor
Police launch manhunt for Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
The mayor is not home when authorities serve an arrest warrant against him in connection with the murder of AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo ready to surrender
Legazpi RTC issues arrest warrant against Baldo for the murder Ako Bicol party-list Representative Rodel Batocabe
Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo charged with murder over Batocabe killing
Prosecutors file the murder charges before the Legazpi City Regional Trial Court
Court grants bail to Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo will assume his duties as local chief executive after posting bail, says the Commission on Elections in Bicol
Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo discharged from hospital, back in jail
(UPDATED) The mayor is transferred back to his detention cell in Legazpi City, Albay
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Batocabe widow to run for mayor
'I have the President behind me, the governor behind me, the people behind me and my family behind me,' says Gertie Duran-Batocabe
What made the House deliver its promised P13-M bounty for Batocabe's killers?
(UPDATED) Lawmakers need to be reminded of their pledge to help attain justice for their slain colleague, says Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Alfredo Benitez
Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo arrested for illegal firearms possession
Carlwyn Baldo is arrested during a search warrant implementation by the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group
‘Help me’ – alleged mastermind of Batocabe murder to Duterte | Evening wRap
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Ronald Ang takes oath as AKO Bicol congressman
He replaces slain AKO Bicol representative Rodel Batocabe at the House of Representatives
SWS: net satisfaction ratings decline for Robredo, Arroyo | Midday wRap
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Yasay refutes Locsin, says passport data not stolen | Evening wRap
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Lawmakers honor Rodel Batocabe, the ‘Daragueño Who Dared’
Lawmakers and guests wear pins that read, 'Justice for Cong. Rodel Batocabe' during the memorial service
Party withdraws nomination of mayor tagged in Batocabe slay
Reelectionist Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo 'is no longer the official candidate of Lakas-CMD,' the political party tells the Commission on Elections
6 prime suspects, key witness in Batocabe slay in police custody
'This latest development is expected to complete the puzzle in uncovering the truth behind this double murder and multiple frustrated murder case,' says PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde
Suspects in Batocabe murder surrender | Evening wRap
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DILG wants Daraga Mayor Baldo suspended over Batocabe slay
Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año stresses they have 'very strong' evidence against Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
Gunman says sorry to Batocabe family: 'Napag-utusan lang po'
'Nagso-sorry ako sa family Batocabe...Napag-utusan lang po ako ni Mayor Baldo,' says alleged main gunman Henry Yuson
Another suspect in Batocabe slay surrenders to police
(UPDATED) He is identified as one of the drivers of the getaway motorcycles in the killing of congressman Rodel Batocabe
PNP: Batocabe’s killer is former Army man
Police say Henry Yuson was a rebel returnee and a former CAFGU member too
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Batocabe's alleged killer surrenders in Sorsogon
Suspected gunman Henry Yuson has been identified by cops as a former New People's Army rebel
PNP: Daraga mayor is 'mastermind' in Batocabe slay | Evening wRap
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Lawmakers want Daraga town under Comelec control
Some congressmen want the government to preventively suspend and issue a hold departure order against Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
Daraga mayor: I am being used as scapegoat in Batocabe slay
'I am an easy target, but that does not make me guilty of the crime,' says Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo
Daraga mayor 'offered' P5 million for Batocabe's life
(UPDATED) Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo supposedly failed to pay the entire amount, frustrating some of the alleged hitmen
PNP tags Daraga mayor as 'mastermind' in Batocabe slay
(3rd UPDATE) Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo allegedly hired a private armed group to assassinate AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe laid to rest in Albay
(UPDATED) A big crowd of people join the funeral procession on Monday, December 31, despite heavy rainfall
LOOK: Sketches of 2 suspects in Batocabe killing
The Philippine National Police releases composite sketches of two suspects in the killing of AKO Bicol congressman Rodel Batocabe
After Batocabe slay, Comelec mulls control over Daraga
Local Comelec officials have expressed concern that the current situation could worsen political rivalries and lead to more violent incidents in the area
After Batocabe slay, House minority calls for 'violence-free' 2019 elections
House Minority Floor Leader Danilo Suarez says late AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe died a 'true public servant,' and calls for a violence-free elections
Gov't to shoulder schooling, housing of family of slain Batocabe security aide
President Rodrigo Duterte offers his condolences to the family of SPO1 Orlando Diaz, the slain security escort of the late AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
Duterte adds P20 million to bounty for Batocabe killers | Midday wRap
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Widow remembers slain security aide as husband, father, police officer
Juvy Diaz, the widow of slain police officer Orlando Diaz, says her husband and the late AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe developed mutual respect for each other
Duterte adds P20 million to bounty for Batocabe killers
President Rodrigo Duterte also says he will 'confront' a politician in Albay suspected of having to do with the murder of AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
PNP identifies 6 persons of interest in Batocabe murder | Evening wRap
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PNP looking into 6 persons of interest in Batocabe slay
Police are considering possible NPA involvement in the killing of Rodel Batocabe but aren't rule out yet a political motive
Tropical Depression Usman enters PAR | Evening wRap
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Communists deny hand in Batocabe’s murder
The National Democratic Front in the Bicol region chides the PNP for using the guerrillas as default suspects in high-profile murders
Batocabe's wife to killer: You're going to pay
(UPDATED) 'The killer, I know who's behind it. My God, you're going to pay for that – it's all about money,' says Gertie Duran Batocabe
Batocabe family: ‘Politics’ motive behind killing | Midday wRap
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