Michael Apacible Bulletin

  MANILA, Philippines – The hunt for former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag, who has been wanted for murder for two years, is intensifying. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III revealed in a DZMM interview that authorities now have promising leads regarding Bantag's whereabouts and that intelligence operations are ongoing to apprehend him. "We have leads regarding that matter, where he is hiding, and we are deploying resources to locate and arrest him," Torre stated, emphasizing the PNP's commitment to capturing the high-profile fugitive. Bantag is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder of journalist Percival Mabasa, widely known as Percy Lapid. Lapid was gunned down in Las Piñas after his commentaries exposed alleged corruption within the New Bilibid Prison under Bantag's leadership. Beyond Bantag, Torre affirmed the PNP's relentless pursuit of other prominent fugitives. These include former...

  Xian Gaza, Gigil na Gigil sa Pagtatanggol kay Ivana Alawi; Asawa ni Albee Benitez, Inupakan! Mainit na pinagtanggol ni Christian Albert Gaza, mas kilala bilang Xian Gaza, si Ivana Alawi laban sa mga akusasyong siya raw ang dahilan ng hiwalayan nina Congressman Albee Benitez at ng asawa nitong si Dominique "Nikki" Lopez-Benitez. Bagama't hindi binabanggit ni Xian Gaza ang pangalan ng Asawa ni Cong. Albee ay batid naman ng publiko na ito lang ang tanging kaugnay ng isyu na niraratrat ni Gaza. Sa isang tirada na puno ng galit at pagkadismaya, walang patumanggang inupakan ni Gaza si Nikki Benitez, pinunto ni Gaza na matagal na raw itong hiwalay sa kanyang asawa bago pa man madawit ang pangalan ni Ivana. Ang Pagsabit kay Ivana: Isang Estratehiya nga Ba? Ayon kay Gaza, isang malaking palaisipan kung bakit isinasabit ang pangalan ni Ivana Alawi sa isyu ng mag-asawa. Giit niya, "Hindi ko maunawaan, hindi maarok ng aking isipan, bakit mo isasabit si Miss Ivana Alawi diyan ...