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Thursday, July 19, 2012

CATARMAN, N. Samar Thanks to modern technology and social media network, a murder suspect who escaped the sub-provincial jail in Baybay, Leyte two years ago was arrested by the police here last Monday.

Police Superintendent Isaias Tonog identified the suspect as Joey Del Monte, 37, resident of Lapinig, Northern Samar.

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Police records reveal that Del Monte faces a murder case at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 14 in Leyte, and he was detained at the sub-provincial jail in Baybay City in 2000.

Ten years after, however, while the trial of his case was still ongoing at the Leyte RTC, Del Monte led a jailbreak and fled from the said prison along with eight other inmates.

At that time, Tonog then was still based in Palo, Leyte as chief of the Police Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD).

According to Tonog, in his effort to locate Del Monte he thought of finding his name in Facebook, a social networking site that is very popular among the Filipinos.

Tonog was surprised to find Del Montes updated Facebook account, and was even more surprised by the suspects profile picture where he posed carrying a a KJ 9mm machine pistol.

He was even smiling as if showing off his firearm, Tonog said.

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