Palace: ₱50M bounty could have been avoided if no one helped Bato escape

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Saturday said the ₱50 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa could have been avoided had he not escaped and instead surrendered to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla in May. This comes after the Senate Minority bloc urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to work with Dela Rosa’s legal counsel to seek a “peaceful resolution.” In a statement, Palac