The reward for the capture of fugitive former Bantay party-list representative and retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr. was increased to P1 million.
In a press conference on Thursday, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima announced that she and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo have decided to raise the informant’s monetary reward from P500,000 to P1 million for any significant information that would lead to the capture of Gen. Palparan.
”We have good leads in the search of the general (Palparan). We want to make sure that Palparan will be captured the soonest possible time,” De Lima said.
”Because, pag lalo pang tumagal ito (search for Palparan), baka mas lalong lumabo,” De Lima added.
Malolos City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 14 Presiding Judge Teodora Gonzales has issued an arrest warrant against Palparan, Master Sgt. Rizal Hilario who is also at-large, and Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado and Staff Sgt. Edgardo Osorio for the charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention for the abduction of still missing University of the Philippines (UP) students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan.
Empeno and Cadapan were allegedly abducted in Hagonoy, Bulacan on June 26, 2006.
They have been missing since then. (PNA)
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