the mastermind of the killing but he has been out on bail t|lll0 $OI '.since"The Sept. 9. contributions came from the pockets of con- ?3$.[l BO|JIITY gressmen who were close to lBatocabe] and who wanted a FOR I(ITTER$ fast resolution of the case," Garbin said. A total of P2o million of OF BATOCABE? the reward money came from LEGAZPI CITY-The House President Duterte, while P2 of Refiresentatives will ask the million was put up by the Al- Philippine National Police to bay provincial governmenl account for the P35-millionre- The AKB party list ptedged ward raised for the capture of P15 million but the money ttrc mastermind and killers of would now be used to cover lit- Ako Bicol (AKB) Rep. Rodel Ba- igation expenses, Garbin said. tocabe in December last year, according to his colleague at Retraction AKB, Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. Asked if the House was The House members con- concemed about reports that tdbuted P13 million to the re- key witnesses against Baldo ward, so "as a matter oftrans- had re$acted theA testimonies parency and accountability, after failing to get some of ttre we woutd ask lPolice General bounty as promised, Garbin Oscarl Albayalde before his said, "I cannot confirm nor de- retirement to submit to ny tlle reports, but the matter Congress a report where tJle is being looked into." moneywas used" Garbin said. Baldo was charged with Albayalde, the PNP chief, will double murder and six counts retire in November. of attempted murder in con- Batocabe and his security nection with the killing of Ba- aide were killed on Dec. zz, tocabe and his aide, and the shortly after leaving a Christ- wounding of six other people. mas party in Daraga town, Baldo denied the charges, Albay province. Batocabe saying that he was a "conve- was campaigning for Daraga nient scapegoat." mayor in the May 13 midterm Judge Maria Theresa San elections and was running Juan-Loquillano of the Re- against reelectionist Mayor gional Trial Court Branch 10 carlwyn Baldo -and former here allowed Baldo's tempo- Vice Mayor Victor Perete, rary liberty on Aug. 27 after now the Daraga mayor. concluding that the evidence against him was "not enough to convince the court ... to de- ny his motion to bail." Baldo's arraignment is scheduled next month. -MAR ARGUELLES INQ