MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is close to solving the Batocabe-Diaz double murder and multiple frustrated murder case.
Over the weekend, all six suspects were completed after Rolando Arimado alias ‘RR’ and Danilo Muella alias ‘Manoy Dan’ yielded to authorities in Masbate on Friday (January 4) and in Bicol on Saturday (January 5), respectively.
PNP Chief DG Oscar Albayalde said this latest development is expected “to complete the puzzle” and eventually reveal the truth behind the killing of Ako Bicol Party list Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his police aide SPO1 Rolando Diaz.
According to the PNP, Arimado is a rebel-returnee who served as look-out and back-up gunman in the assassination.
Meanwhile, Muella, who was also a trusted security aide of Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, was identified as the suspect who purchased the two caliber 45 pistols used in the murder.
With Arimado and Muella’s surrender, the PNP now has all six prime suspects in the case which include Christopher Naval alias ‘Tuping,’ Emmanuel Rosello alias ‘Boboy,’ Henry Yuzon alias ‘Romel,’ Jaywin Babor alias ‘Gie.’
The PNP was able to expedite the arrest of the suspects through the help of a key witness, Emmanuel Bonita Judavar, who provided investigators with relevant information from planning to execution of the crime.
PNP Chief Albayalde noted that they are now awaiting the surrender of the last piece in the puzzle — Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, the alleged mastermind in the case who commissioned the gunmen in September 2018 to kill Batocabe. – Marje Pelayo
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