Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla stated that the issuance of an International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) Red Notice may be helpful to locate former PCol. Rafael Dumlao III and former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Chief Gerald Bantag.

According to INTERPOL, a red notice means “to seek the location and arrest of persons wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.”

The organization also clarified that this is not an arrest, but an alert for a wanted person.

“A Red Notice is an international alert for a wanted person, but it is not an arrest warrant,” based on the explanation of the organization

Remulla admitted that it is challenging for them to locate Dumlao and Bantag because of the possibility that the two may find many ways to hide.

“Number one, we have seven thousand island. Number two, we have a borders down south. Number three, yung mga taong inahanap namin maraming pera yan at maraming paraan,” he said

[“Number one, we have seven thousand islands. Number two, we have borders down south. Number three, those persons we are looking for have a lot of money and ways.”]

With reports from Ryan Lacanlale