TESDA Director Voluntarily Surrenders To Police, Denies Links To Maute
TESDA provincial director Talim Bayabao has voluntarily surrendered to the authorities to deny his alleged links with the Maute Terror Group.
The provincial director of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in South Cotabato has surrendered to the South Cotabato police Chief Franklin Alvero.
Previously, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana issued an arrest order No.2 following the declaration of martial law throughout the entire Mindanao region. A certain Talib Bayabao (not Talim) ranked number 4 on Lorenzana’s arrest order.
“I am not in any way connected to or related to the Mautes of Marawi City and Lanao del Sur,” said by Bayabao quoted by Inquirer.
Bayabao believed that his name was included in the list because he used to work as the city engineer of Marawi City before he was assigned as the provincial director of TESDA last year.
TESDA’s provincial director said that he served Marawi City’s former mayors Fahad Salic and Solitario Ali when he was still the city engineer of Marawi. On June 07, 2017, Fahad Salic was arrested in Misamis Oriental, but both Ali and Salic denied involvement in the Marawi Siege.
Bayabao clarified his name explaining his voluntary show up to the authorities. He will stay in the custody of South Cotabato police provincial office while waiting for advice from the national police headquarters, according to Alvero.
Bayabao who also worked as an official of Mindanao State University and as bank executive admitted that his family was also a victim of the crisis in Marawi City.
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