MANILA: After the fall of retired army general Jovito Palparan, President Benigno Aquino III hinted at the possible arrest of another high-profile fugitive.
“We already have developments however we cannot disclose it now,” Aquino said in an exclusive interview with Bombo Radyo aired yesterday morning.
The President assured that pursuit operations against all those with arrest warrants are ongoing.
“Expect that our success regarding this matter will continue,” he said.
Some of the most wanted personalities have been arrested this year including Ex- general Palparan and Globe Asiatique president Delfin Lee, two of the so-called “Big 5” fugitives in the Philippines today.
Dubbed as the “berdugo” (butcher), Palparan was arrested earlier this month in connection with the alleged kidnapping and serious illegal detention of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño.
Lee, on the other hand, was arrested last March for allegedly defrauding Pag-Ibig Fund of almost P6.6bn.
Also arrested last March were Benito Tiamzon, chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, his wife Wilma, secretary general of the CPP, and five other communist rebels.
Three of the “Big 5” fugitives remain at large - former Palawan governor Joel Reyes and his brother, Coron Mayor Mario Reyes, and Dinagat Island Rep Ruben Ecleo Jr.
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