The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of an American man wanted in his home country for military desertion.
In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco detailed the arrest of Johnmark Katipunan Tandoc, 32, along Roxas Boulevard last August 7.
Tandoc is the subject of a summary deportation order from the BI after he has been tagged as an undesirable and undocumented alien, posing potential risks to public safety.
The US government earlier this year informed the BI that Tandoc was a fugitive from justice. He was said to have an outstanding warrant of arrest in the US for military desertion issued by the US Armed Forces, where he had previously served as a Specialist.
Tandoc was likewise found to be undocumented, as his passport already expired.
“The success of this operation is a testament to the strong partnership between our two nations in ensuring that fugitives are caught and made to face their crimes,” said Tansingco. “We will continue to work closely with our international counterparts to address threats to security and uphold the law,” he added.
He will remain in the BI’s facility in Bicutan, Taguig pending the implementation of his deportation.
Meanwhile, Philippine immigration authorities stopped the entry to the country of a taiwanese woman wanted for negligence resulting to injury.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 excluded Ko Meng Yu, 30, after being found to be in the agency’s blacklist.
15-year-old boy shot dead in Bulacan
A 15-year-old boy in Santa Maria, Bulacan was found dead with a bullet wound to the head when he was found on the bridge.
In a report by Darlene Cay in Unang Balita this Wednesday, the victim was identified as Justin Cuyos, who was found in Barangay Pulong Buhangin.
His mother said that Cuyos told them he would sleep at his uncle’s house.
It was learned that the teenager wandered around but did not go straight to his uncle’s house and did not return home the next day.
The teenager’s family is calling on anyone who may have seen the crime to cooperate with authorities.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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