Revilla tells Teves: Come home and face accusation.

Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. on Friday, March 10, called on fellow lawmaker Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to return to the Philippines and confront the allegation that he masterminded the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.

Revilla said Teves' return to the country from the United States is just the most prudent and right thing to do, particularly when he is an elected official.

"Linisin niya ang kanyang pangalan kung talagang wala siyang kinalaman (He has to clean his name if he has not done anything wrong)," Revilla emphasized.

"Flight is an indication of guilt," he added.

"This is after suspected hitmen publicly identified him as the brains behind the slay" based on a statement of the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Degamo, Revilla stated.

Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, SITG Degamo spokesperson, said the suspects arrested in their manhunt operations revealed in an interview with the media in Manila on Thursday, March 9, that Teves ordered...