Albayalde says four ex-partylist solons with arrest warrants should surrender

July 28, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said it is "better" that four former partylist congressmen who have arrest warrants for murder to surrender.

“Yes. Of course it's better,” said Albayalde in a brief interview at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Pasay City on Friday as Ozamiz City councilor Ricardo Parojinog arrived under police escort from Taiwan.

Albayalde said the PNP have yet to receive copies of arrest warrants by Palayan City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 40 Judge Evelyn Atienza-Turla for National Anti-Poverty Commission head Liza Mazam former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano along with former Bayan Muna party-list representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casino.

Albayalde said they have to implement the warrant of arrest against Maza, and the three others.

Turla signed the warrant on July 11 to arrest the four the murder of Danilo Felipe, Carlito Bayudang and Jimmy Peralta in 2001 and 2004. Maza and the others have denied the charges. DMS