The Philippine National Police (PNP) is intensifying security operations in Tawi-Tawi to prevent high-profile fugitives from fleeing the country through so-called “backdoor exits.”
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said.he has ordered provincial police directors to increase their presence in areas reportedly being used as escape routes by fugitives.
Immigration chief Joel Anthony Viado, acknowledged that monitoring Tawi-Tawi remained a challenge due to its geographic location as the country’s southernmost province bordering Malaysia.
The province was reportedly been used as a transit point by ifugitives attempting to flee the country undetected.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline: “PNP boosts Tawi-Tawi security to stop ‘backdoor exits’ of fugitives”
