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Metro Manila cops launch manhunt for 176 GCTA-freed convicts

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1383318" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA—The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Thursday it would start going after freed heinous crime convicts who failed to surrender within the 15-day ultimatum given by President Rodrigo Duterte.</p><p>&quot;Those who did not heed the deadline ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte shall be treated as fugitives, consequently warrantless arrest shall be implemented,&quot; NCRPO director Guillermo Eleazar said in a statement.</p><p>NCRPO will deploy tracker teams to pursue 176 convicts prematurely released under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law.</p><p>Data from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) showed there were 202 freed convicts with addresses in Metro Manila.</p><p>Some 21 convicts have surrendered to police, 3 went to BuCor while 2 others died due to natural causes.</p><p>Justice Department spokesperson Markk Perete said a total of 1,717 convicts have turned themselves in as of 11 p.m. Thursday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/19/1665-gcta-freed-convicts-meet-duterte-deadline-to-surrender">More than 1,700 GCTA-freed convicts meet Duterte deadline to surrender</a></li></ul>

<p>MANILA—The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Thursday it would start going after freed heinous crime convicts who failed to surrender within the 15-day ultimatum given by President Rodrigo Duterte.</p>

MANILA—The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Thursday it would start going after freed heinous crime convicts who failed to surrender within the 15-day ultimatum given by President Rodrigo Duterte.