Ronald Ang takes oath to replace slain Ako Bicol solon Rodel Batocabe

Ronald Ang, a nominee of Ako Bicol party-list, on Wednesday took his oath to replace slain lawmaker Rodel Batocabe as the representative of the party.

Ang took his oath before Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and now joins Christopher Co and Alfredo Garbin Jr. as representatives of Ako Bicol party-list in the 17th Congress.

LOOK: Ronald Ang takes oath as new Ako Bicol party-list Representative, replacing slain Representative Rodel Batocabe. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/8i33ejP6DA

— Erwin Colcol (@erwincolcol) January 16, 2019

According to local publication Catanduanes Tribune,  Ang is a corporate officer in Sunwest Water & Electric Co., a utility company in the province.

Batocabe, along with his police escort Senior Police Officer 1 Orlando Diaz, was shot dead on December 22 while he was about to ride his vehicle from a gift-giving event in Albay at a covered court at Barangay Burgos in Daraga.

The late lawmaker had served as representative of the Ako Bicol party-list for three terms, along his fellow Ako Bicol party-list Representatives Alfredo Garbin Jr. and Christopher Co.

Batocabe was laid to rest at the Daraga Catholic Church in Albay on December 31.

On Monday, a requiem Mass and necrological service were held at the House of Representatives in memory of Batocabe. —LDF, GMA News