Catherine Camilon (left). Operatives of Bureau of Coast Guard check the manifests of vessels in Batangas port. Courtesy: [Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station Batangas]
A MISSING beauty queen who represented Batangas in the Miss Grand Philippines competition in July 2023 is still being sought after by local authorities of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in Batangas.
On October 18, 2023, members of the PNP Tuy, Batangas visited the Coast Guard Sub-Station Batangas City to coordinate the search for Catherine Manguera Camilon, a 26-year-old Tuy resident who works as a public school teacher.
Camilon has been missing since October 12 after asking permission of her mother to visit a media company.
According to her family’s statement, Ms. Camilon was traveling in a private vehicle with the license plate NEI 2290, a metallic gray Nissan Juke SUV, and was scheduled to meet someone in Bauan, Batangas.
To confirm the victim and the vehicle involved in the event, the Coast Guard conducted a retracing of the passenger and coasting manifest of all vessels leaving the Port of Batangas since 12 October 2023, up until this point.
The victim and the venue were not located once the manifest was verified.
Additionally, CGSS Batangas City will keep an eye out for any potential entry of the reported vehicle into the Batangas Port.
The Commander of Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog, CG Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla urges the public to promptly alert authorities and coordinate efforts to locate the missing person to enhance the chances of its successful resolution.
