PRESS RELEASE
September 24, 2009

Most wanted man involved in extra-judicial killings in Custody of the Philippine Army

Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Agnes VST Devanadera announced today that the most wanted man involved in extra-judicial killings is currently being detained by the Philippine Army.     Presidential Task Force Against Political Violence or more commonly called TF-211 worked on the search for Wilfredo Layug.  Task Force head DOJ Undersecretary Ricardo R. Blancaflor said  Wilfredo Layug Jr. alias Ka Bong,  also  uses the following names –Virgilio Layug, Wilfredo T. Yumul and Leodegardo Yumul Jr. A Private First Class of the Philippine Army, he was arrested by the Provost Marshall Office, AFP.  Layug is charged with eight extrajudicial killings involving militants and political activists that are based mostly in Region 3 (Central Luzon). He has six pending warrants of arrest. Layug is presently being processed by the Provost Marshall’s Office for a number of military offenses for which he is also charged with.  After the processing, the National Bureau of Investigation of the DOJ will serve the six outstanding warrants for his arrest. Secretary Devanadera expressed the department’s gratitude to the Philippine Army for the latter’s cooperation in the arrest of Layug.###