(Update) Kidapawan jail escapees identified, massive pursuit operation in North Cotabato continue

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 5): (Update) Kidapawan jail escapees identified, massive pursuit operation in North Cotabato continue

Over a hundred escapees from the North Cotabato District Jail, also known as the North Cotabato Provincial Jail, still remain at large and being hunted down by authorities a day after some 100 heavily armed men stormed the penitentiary to spring out several high profile inmates accused for their involvement in past terror bombings in south central Mindanao.

Chief Insp. Joyce Birrey, spokesperson of the North Cotabato provincial police office, said 12 of the 158 inmates who bolted prison in the wee hours of Wednesday had so far been arrested and returned to jail.

Five fugitives who died while resisting recapture in military-police pursuit operations were identified as Joey Aranas, Allan Jay Fabro Tolentino, Edfel Bautista Liscano, Rapacon Dimawan Ambolonto, and Adonis Ray Ferraren Cedeno.

Jail Officer 1 Excell Ray Vicedo, the guard on duty during the attack, died on the spot while Satar Manalundong, a village councilman of Barangay Patadon also got killed.

Two wounded escapees were identified as Peter John Ararao and Johnmeir Selgas, both confined at the Cotabato Provincial Hospital.

A civilian, identified as Sorelo Quino of Sitio Puas Inda, Amas, was injured in the conduct of pursuit operation after the jailbirds who killed held him hostage for several hours.

The massive pursuit operations resulted in the recapture of 12 escapees identified as Jason Angkanan, Wennie Curimo Rota, Faisal Tiburon, Joselito Tomines, Jerome Oguit, Melvin Antipuesto Canete, Mohammad Mama, Roli M Dinampo, Faisal Bansilan and Ginda Angkil, Richel Vales Flores, and Joreste Robles Perdido.

Senior Supt. Emmanuel Peralta, North Cotabato police director, said intense pursuit operations is underway to recover the remaining fugitives through the augmentation of the PNP’s Provincial Public Safety Forces, Regional Public Safety Battalion 12, PNP’s Special Action Force, and military’s 39th and 7th Infantry Battalions.

The operation is focused in several villages in the adjacent towns of M’lang and Matalam here.
Town Mayors Russel Abonado of Mlang and Cheryl Valdevieso-Catamco of Matalam, respectively, both firmly committed to support the initiative and mobilized all force multiplier in their respective areas of responsibility.

North Cotabato Acting Governor Sherlyn Macasarte-Villanueva on Wednesday created a special task force to look into the current crisis.
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