00:00The National Bureau of Investigation says it hopes Senator Bato De La Rosa would be arrested before the end of
00:07the year.
00:08Asked whether De La Rosa would be arrested before Christmas, NBI Director Melvin Matibag says, we hope so.
00:14The agency may soon launch operations in areas where De La Rosa may be hiding, based on intelligence reports.
00:21Matibag adds, with the information the NBI is getting, there is, quote, a great chance of De La Rosa's arrest.
00:27Matibag wouldn't confirm Interior Secretary John Vickery Mullins' claim that De La Rosa is hiding in Mindanao and that a
00:33powerful armed group is protecting him.
00:35But Matibag says, the NBI strongly believes De La Rosa is still in the Philippines.
00:41The Interior Department is offering a 50 million peso reward for his arrest.
00:45De La Rosa has been out of the public eye since May when the International Criminal Court made public his
00:51arrest warrant for crimes against humanity.
00:54Along with former President Rodrigo Duterte, De La Rosa is accused of widespread murder, mostly carried out during the drug
01:00war.
