Malacanang appealed on Wednesday for calm and sobriety after around 100 inmates escaped when more than 100 armed men attacked the North Cotabato District Jail in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City.
“We assure our people that manhunt operations on the escapees are now underway,” Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a press statement.
Abella said the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) units in Region 12 and nearby provinces are now on heightened alert.
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