AUTHORITIES looking into the disappearance of Catherine Camilon, a Miss Grand Philippines 2023 candidate who allegedly went missing on Oct. 12, have yet to establish a lead, Tuy police chief Major Eugenio Napthali Solomon said yesterday.
Citing police reports, Solomon said Camilon was reported missing by her mother and sister days after she went missing while traveling from Tuy to Batangas City on Oct. 12.
“Wala pa po tayong malinaw na lead hinahanap pa po natin, tinitignan pa po lahat ng anggulo para matunton natin nasan si ma’am (Camilon),” Solomon admitted in an interview with Radyo 630.
He, however, assured that they already alerted police stations in nearby provinces and started tracking the registered owner of the vehicle Camilon drove when she disappeared.
“Tinutukoy pa natin itong registered owner nitong sasakyan dahil according sa pamilya ay hindi po sa kanilang anak nakarehistro ang pangalan. Tinutukoy pa po natin ang owner para matunton natin sino mismong tao ang napagbilihan para malaman natin kung ito ay na-install-an ng GPS para ma-track natin,” the Tuy police chief said.
He added that they have also checked the gasoline station in Bauan, where Camilon briefly parked to wait for a friend, but the CCTV cameras installed within the area do not work.
The beauty queen’s mother, Rosario, likewise said that this is where Camilon was last contacted at around 8:33 p.m. before she went missing.
In a separate interview with Radyo 630, Rosario pointed out that Camilon always updates the family on her whereabouts. She added that her daughter has no known enemies or even a boyfriend or partner she can run away with.
To hasten the search for Camilon, Solomon has sought the public’s help and advised them to report to nearby police stations if they have any leads or information on the beauty queen’s location.
He said the public may contact the family at 09158991931 and the Tuy Municipal Station at 09673141790. (Faith Argosino © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
