“Life has become so cheap.”
Ito ang sinabi ni House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sa pagpunta nito sa burol ni Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe ngayong araw.
“I condemn what has happened. Life has become so cheap. That should not be so. Nothing can justify that gruesome murder. So I hope our authorities could conduct a thorough and speedy investigation,” ani Arroyo.
Umaasa si Arroyo na makatutulong ang reward money na binuo ng mga kongresista upang makikilala at mahuli ang mga salarin.
“Enforcement is the best deterrent. As of now about 150 congressmen have already committed to put up a fund to get the killers. That really is the best way to get the killers.”
Sinabi ni Arroyo na popular si Batocabe hindi lamang sa kanyang mga kapwa kongresista kundi maging sa media.
“They often got him as ninong in the baptism or whatever religious celebrations they had. He was really very popular.”
Maganda rin umano ang ipinakita ni Batocabe bilang mambabatas.
“He was very very active in the hearings. Very tough interrogator and also a very tough debater. So he certainly did his part.”