P100K REWARD OFFERED FOR MISSING BATANGAS BEAUTY QUEEN

BATANGAS Vice Governor Mark Leviste has offered a P100,000 bounty to anyone who can help locate Miss Grand Philippines 2023 candidate Catherine Camilon.

The Batangas beauty queen-teacher was reported missing by her sister on Oct. 12.The vice governor on Friday visited the Camilo’’s family in Tuy, Batangas and provided them with some financial support.Leviste said he listened to the story of the family and contacted the Tuy police to find out the latest developments in the search and investigation.

The vice governor said he will closely monitor the case and will coordinate with the family and the police for the granting of the reward.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has joined the search for the missing beauty queen.Southern Tagalog Coast Guard District commander and PCG Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla said his office is reinforcing the search being conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP).Tuvilla revealed that PNP representatives had just visited the Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Batangas City to define what each agency would contribute to search efforts.

He said PCG personnel have been tasked to review the passenger manifests of all ships that left the Port of Batangas since Oct. 12.Tuvilla sai tThey are also on the lookout for any sign that Camilon’s vehicle passed through the Batangas port.Batangas police chief Col. Samson Belmonte directed all police stations and units in the province to intensify efforts in gathering information to locate the 26-year-old Batangas lass.Camilon was traveling in a private vehicle, a metallic gray Nissan Juke SUV with license plate NEI 2290 and was scheduled to meet someone in Bauan, Batangas when she failed to return home.