Police vow to pursue Bantag following Ifugao raid

Inquirer.net - Nov 3, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police on Monday vowed to pursue “every lead” until former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag is captured after police officers failed to find him in a poultry farm in Lamut, Ifugao, on Sunday. “Every lead will be pursued, every lawful opportunity will be acted upon, and we

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