Faeldon, two missing others can’t hide forever, says AFP

By Ronron
December 7, 2007

The military expressed confidence Friday that it will soon catch fugitive Marine Captain Nicanor Faeldon and the two other unaccounted for former soldiers who escaped after participating in the November 29 uprising in Makati City led by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim.

Armed Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro told Defense reporters that the three can run temporarily “but they can’t hide forever,” referring to Faeldon, and former soldiers Elmer Colon and Sonny Madarang.

“Time will come that the long arms of the law will catch them,” he said. “The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies are exerting efforts for the arrest of Faeldon and of course, the arrest of the two others.”

But he said the three can always avail of the “best option,” which is “to come in voluntarily.”

For the moment, Bacarro said the military has “leads” about the whereabouts of Faeldon but being operational data, he could not disclose it to media. The government last Saturday has put up a P1 million bounty for Bacarro’s re-arrest.

“Literally, we can say that his (Faeldon’s) world is getting smaller because as I said, we have efforts together with the Philippine National Police,” he said.

He warned people who may be coddling Faeldon that “to aid a fugitive,” they could be slapped with sanctions or criminal liabilities.

But Bacarro is confident that Faeldon is not enjoying any support at least from the military for now, as shown by the turnout of those who participated in the November 29 incident.

“Even those or majority of those were involved in the Oakwood incident who have jointed the mainstream, they have become very discerning. Most of them did not allow themselves to be used, and this can be manifested by the number of individuals who were part of the Oakwood incident who joined this recent adventurism, the one that happened in Manila Pen,” he said.

Bacarro said they are not discounting the possibility that Faeldon may be going through some disguises again to evade arrest.

It can be recalled that when he was recaptured in January 2006 after escaping in December 2005 in Makati City, Faeldon was said to be wearing a wig of a woman.

For now, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen.. Avelino Razon, Jr. said Feldon is still believed to be in the country.

He said he already urged the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to finish as soon as possible the Wanted Poster against Faeldon, Madarang and Colon so the citizenry can help the police locate them./DMS