2 back, 3 more hunted after Pasig jailbreak

One of the five men who escaped from Pasig City Jail on Friday had surrendered to the authorities while another had been recaptured, a police official said on Saturday.

Eastern Police District director Chief Supt. Miguel Laurel said Marlon Palacio, who had been detained on robbery charges, surrendered to an EPD team after his family sent feelers through Iyo Bernardo, a vice mayoral candidate in Pasig.

Another escapee, Patrick Espinosa, who had been charged with attempted and frustrated homicide, was captured by authorities in Tanay, Rizal province, late Friday afternoon.

Three more inmates are still being hunted down, namely rape suspect Manito Rico Jr.; drug suspect Ryan Cayabyab, and John Rey Gamarcha who was charged with illegal possession of firearms.

The five detainees bolted the city jail around 2 a.m. on Friday, using a saw to cut the bars of their cell, police said. Kristine Felisse Mangunay