ITOGON, Benguet – A 69-year old man was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents based on a warrant for estafa in his residence at Tuding, here, Monday.
Police authorities identified the arrested wanted individual as Jose Bustamante Tejada, 69, married, unemployed, and a resident of Tuding Proper Itogon Benguet.
He was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Cecilia Corazon Dulay-Archog of the Regional Trial Court Branch 6 in Baguio City for estafa with a recommended bail of P200,000 for his temporary liberty. Further, he was also serves separate warrants of arrest for estafa through falsification of public documents issued by Judge Antonio Esteves of RTC Branch 5 and Judge Mona Lisa Teongson-Tabora of RTC Branch 7 with a recommended bail of P40,000 and P160,000, respectively, for his temporary liberty.
The arrested individual was brought to the Itogon Municipal Police Station for documentation prior to his turnover to the issuing court for the proper disposal of the case filed against him.
By Dexter A. See