Former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste, 73, was released on Friday from the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) after the Board of Pardon and Parole has granted his parole request, NBP Superintendent Venancio “Venjo” Tesoro said.

Tesoro said Leviste, who was convicted in 2009 of homicide in killing his long-time friend and aide Rafael delas Alas, was given his certificate of discharge and left the NBP compound in Muntinlupa City around 11:30 a.m.

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