Daily TribuneThe hotlines created and shared to the public for any information on Ang, according to Guiagui, gathered around 40 tips from informers who gave almost 14 places or locations that Ang can be found, but were all false leads.
POLICE personnel review leads and coordinate efforts as the search continues for businessman Atong Ang, whose whereabouts remain unknown.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP)-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) National Capital Region continues to go in circles in their hunt to locate elusive fugitive e-sabong operator Atong Ang.
The agency’s chief, John Guiagui, said authorities failed to pinpoint Ang’s location despite the 100 percent efforts that the police had exerted.
“No sighting in Cambodia (or any other Asian country), but other agencies are also helping the police, since no sighting, the hunt continues,” Guiagui told Camp Crame reporters in a press briefing.
PNP officials acknowledged the possibility that police elements, some of whom are retired, are giving Ang information on operations against him.
Guiagui said the hunt in the metropolis, where they checked two places in Mandaluyong, believed to be owned by Ang, and another one in Pasig, yielded negative results.
The hotlines created and shared with the public for any information on Ang, according to Guiagui, gathered around 40 tips from informers, who provided almost 14 locations where Ang could be found, but all proved to be false leads.
Guiagui said it is similar to the farms of Ang they have visited from Cavite, Batangas and Laguna.
A different creature
“What sets Ang apart from other wanted persons is his resources and network of friends and connections around the country. He has many ways to hide, but our police will not stop pursuing him,” Guiagui said in comparing Ang to other wanted suspects they are hunting.
All information is taken into consideration. Even local police units are also looking for him,” Guiagui said.
The nationwide manhunt due to multiple arrest warrants against Ang reflects judicial findings that sufficient legal grounds exist to compel arrest and proceed to trial.
Courts in Sta. Cruz, Laguna and San Pablo City, Laguna issued warrants for kidnapping and serious illegal detention, also described as non-bailable, as well as a separate warrant for kidnapping with homicide carrying no possible bail. At the same time, a court in Lipa City, Batangas, ordered Ang’s arrest for kidnapping with homicide, an offense classified as non-bailable.
