A VEHICLE owned by Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Tuesday morning was shot while on way to pick up a ranking corrections official in Quezon City.
Catapang’s Toyota Hilux with plate number WDQ-811 was fired upon by armed men while on its way to pick up BuCor Deputy Director General Al Perreras.
According to Catapang, he and Perreras have been receiving death threats since they implemented various reforms in the agency.
He said the incident will not deter them from continuing what they started.
The shooting happened at around 6:30 a.m. when unidentified suspects in a gray Toyota Vios suddenly overtook the Toyota Hilux and opened fire.
Neither Catapang nor Perreras was aboard the vehicle when the shooting took place.
The bullet-proof vehicle was being driven by security escort CO1 Cornelio Colalong who was accompanied by fellow security escort CO1 Leonardo Cabaniero.
The vehicle was hit at the rear windshield but the bullet failed to penetrate the bulletproof glass. The trajectory of the bullet was toward the passenger front side where Perreras usually sits.
No one was hurt.
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