No sign of ex-BuCor chief Bantag in Ifugao poultry police operation

BAGUIO CITY — Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag eluded arrest after police failed to find him at a poultry farm in Barangay Pugol, Lamut, Ifugao, during an operation early Sunday. Bantag is wanted in connection with the 2022 killings of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa and New Bilibid…

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   No sign of ex-BuCor chief Bantag in Ifugao poultry farm operation

   BAGUIO CITY — Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag eluded arrest after police failed to find him at a poultry farm in Barangay Pugol, Lamut, Ifugao, during an operation early Sunday. Bantag is wanted in connection with the 2022 killings of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa and New Bilibid…

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   November 1, 2026, 07:40 UTC · No sign of ex-BuCor chief Bantag in Ifugao poultry police operation

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