Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes, joined by his son, clutches his rosary as he attends the Sandiganbayan’s hearing on the Ombudsman’s motion to have him rearrested for being a flight risk. Photo: Vince F. Nonato.
“I’m not leaving. I’m here. I believe in the rule of law.”
This was former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes’s guarantee, following the Ombudsman’s filing of a motion seeking to order his rearrest and cancel his bail out of fear that he would again escape like he did in 2012.