SHATTERED. The broken back windshield of Bureau of Corrections Director General Pio Catapang's back-up vehicle after being fired at Tuesday (March 19, 2024) at the Quezon City area of the Skyway. The driver and his companion were unharmed. (Photo courtesy of BuCor)
MANILA – Death threats in recent months culminated in a gun attack on the vehicle of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. at the Skyway in Quezon City on Tuesday morning.
The bulletproof pickup truck with plate no. WDQ 811 was on its way to pick up Deputy Director General for Administration Al Perreras.
Driver Cornelio Colalong and companion Leonardo Cabaniero, both Corrections Officers 1, were unharmed.
The BuCor report said unidentified suspects on board a gray sedan overtook the back-up car, carrying BuCor officers Edwin Berroya and Michael Magsanoc, and fired at the pickup.
The vehicle was hit at the rear windshield, which shattered the bullet proof glass without penetration.
The suspects' car fled toward the Nagtahan exit going to Manila.
“Catapang said that both he and Perreras have been receiving death threats since they implemented various reforms in the agency and this incident will not deter them from continuing what they started,” BuCor said in a statement. (PNA)
