MANILA, Philippines (Nov. 5, 2011) - It's media that Ramona Bautista A.K.A Ramona Revilla is running away from - not justice. This was the the statement of Atty. Dennis Manzanal, lawyer of Ramona who is a suspect in the killing of her own brother, Ramgen "Ram" Bautista Revilla, reacting to queries why his client left the country.
"Flight from media, not from justice. No legal impediment to travel, " said Manzanal to ABS-CBN News.
Manzanal was referring to the court's non-issuance of a hold-departure order against Ramona, who is being implicated by the police in the brutal killing of her own brother. Ramona's other brother, Ramon Joseph, has been arrested and tagged by police as the mastermind.