Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 20) — Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. could be traveling back and forth between South Korea and Cambodia, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
“I think reliable yung information ni Sen. Joel VIllanueva, nasa Korea. Pero pabalik-balik siya ng Cambodia….May passport siya, may visa siya. Ang ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) di kailangan ng visa,” Remulla told reporters on Thursday.
[Translation: I think Sen. Villanueva’s information that he is in Korea is reliable. But, he is going back and forth to Cambodia….He has a passport, a visa. ASEAN does not require a visa.]
At Monday’s Senate hearing on the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last Monday, Villanueva disclosed that some of his friends claimed that they saw Teves eating at a hotel buffet in South Korea.
READ: Sen. Villanueva: My friends saw Rep. Teves in South Korea
Meanwhile, Remulla earlier said that Teves was hiding out in Cambodia.
Teves, for his part, refused to disclose his location.
\”No comment na lang. It’s for me to know and for them to find out,\” Teves joked during his camp’s surprise press conference on Monday, after Villanueva made his claim at the Senate hearing.
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs rejected Teves’ virtual attendance during its hearing last Monday.
READ: Dela Rosa: Senate panel rejects Rep. Teves’ remote attendance at Degamo slay hearing
