‘I TOLD HIM NOT TO PURSUE IT’ Suspended Bureau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag was looking for the fabled Yamashita treasure inside the New Bilibid Prison compound in Muntinlupa City, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said. READ:
“He told me about this a few months ago when I was just new to the job, probably in August. That was the only thing he told me. He was searching for Yamashita treasure. I told him not to pursue it. That’s what I said. I didn’t know how big it was. I didn’t know how they were going about it but I told him not to pursue it,” he told Inquirer.net over the phone.
On other alleged anomalies hounding the Muntinlupa penitentiary, such as a newfound tunnel and the presence of a, Remulla said Catapang will be giving him a report about these matters in “a few days.” “We’re looking into that matter now. Into the organized criminal activity happening within, in spite of the fact there are already persons deprived of liberty and they’re supposed to be under a correction system,” Remulla said.
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