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Senator Robin Padilla speaks during the plenary session on May 12, 2026.

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'Person of interest in the sense that they should be the first to answer when we ask them, where is Senator Bato?' NBI chief Melvin Matibag says in a TV interview

MANILA, Philippines – National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag said Senator Robin Padilla, who left with Senator Robin “Bato” dela Rosa hours after gunfire broke out in the Senate premises, is now a “person of interest” in Dela Rosa’s escape.