POLITICAL kingpin helped embattled Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa escape to avoid being arrested, says veteran columnist Ramon Tulfo.
In a Facebook post, Tulfo said Dela Rosa rode a yacht that took the fugitive senator to Batangas.
“Isang tanyag na politician ang tumulong sa pagtakas ni Senator Bato, ayon sa aking tweety bird. From the Senate, dumiretso sila ni Sen. Robin Padilla sa Manila Yacht Club kung saan sumakay sila ng yate ng nasabing politician na pumalaot patungong Batangas.”
Tulfo, didn’t identify the politician. But he gave a hint — “Ang yate ay may pangalang “masarap na buhay” sa salitang English, ani tweety bird.”
A research conducted by The PH Insider showed there is indeed a yacht named “Happy Life.”
Further research yielded the name of businessman and former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson as the owner of the 140-foot luxury yacht. The vessel features lavish amenities including 16 rooms, three stories, and six hot tubs.
From Batangas, Dela Rosa allegedly flew to Mindanao riding a helicopter.
“Pagdating ng Batangas ay nag-chopper si Batman patungong Mindanao, pero di na niya kasama si Robin (Padilla),” he ended.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) earlier tagged Padilla and Senate sergeant-at-arms Mao Aplasca as “persons of interest” in Dela Rosa’s disappearance.
Aside from Padilla, NBI Director Melvin Matibag likewise dragged Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano whom he claims “allowed” Dela Rosa to slip out of the Senate early Thursday morning, just hours after gunshots rang out at the building that triggered chaos and panic in the chamber.
“Someone asked me how we would find Senator Bato, and I said the first person to be asked is Sen. Robin Padilla because he’s the last person who was with him,” averred Matibag.
“There’s already closed-circuit television footage,” he added.
“So, to a certain extent, they are persons of interest in the disappearance of Sen. Bato dela Rosa,” he added.
Cayetano should be part of the investigation, Matibag said, because he’s the one leading the Senate, and it was under his watch that Dela Rosa was granted “protective custody.”
“This means they commit to protect him. At the same time, if a competent authority will need the presence of Senator Bato, they should be the ones who’ll release him.”
NBI agents attempted to arrest Dela Rosa on Monday by virtue of a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).