DARAGA, Albay -- The widow of slain Ako Bicol (AKB) Rep. Rodel Batocabe admitted to media in a press conference Thursday that she was being pushed as this town's mayor, replacing her husband in the 2019 elections. "Last night, the president no less asked me to run in his place, to not let his death go in vain," Gertrudes "Gertie" Duran-Batocabe said. Batocabe and his police escort SPO1 Orlando Diaz were shot and killed on Saturday in a Christmas event in this town. At the time of his death, the lawmaker was running for Daraga mayor. "I have been told that I can. But my main focus right now is to bury him (Rodel) with dignity and honor in accordanc...
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