Season Seven (2008)
| Title | Original airdate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Basag Kotse Gang" (lit. Shatter Car Gang) | March 8, 2008 | |||
| BITAG helped the police force in Quezon City in ending the operations of this gang based in Taguig. 2 teams were dispatched to arrest the 3 suspects that mainly comprises the gang. | ||||
| "Shabu Sa Litsunan" (lit. Shabu in the Litsunan) | March 15, 2008 | |||
| Along Calavite Street, Barangay Salvacion, La Loma, Quezon City, a drug den was accidentally discovered, with drug pushing done out in the open within the view of children. Apparently, this was a problem that has been left unsolved for some time. With the help of an informant who offered to pose as an undercover and be wired, and PDEA, BITAG and Mission X successfully documented the raided den and resulted in the arrest of 13 suspects. This episode may be viewed in YouTube.
Parts of this episode was requested to be censored by MTRCB due to the explicit drug usage as seen by the camera hidden within the undercover agent's clothes. |
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| "Nabubulok Na Karne (Processed Meat)" | April 27, 2008 | |||
| BITAG tackles allegations of spoiled processed meat still being resold in Blumentritt, Manila, and criticizes the National Meat Inspection Service's reluctant action towards certain personalities behind this recycling of spoiled meat intended to be re-manufactured as livestock feed. This episode was recapped in "Bahala si Bitag Live" where Ben Tulfo himself shows his disappointment over NMIS. | ||||
| "Mapanganib na Gusali" (lit. Dangerous Building) | May 17, 2008 | |||
| In the "Kilos Pronto" segment, a complaint stemmed from a tenant whose car got wrecked from bits of concrete that fell from the upper floors of Lansbergh Place Condominium, in Quezon City. The lax movement and lack of compensation from the building administrator and owner forced the hand of the victim to approach BITAG about this matter. Upon the inspection of the City Engineer, (With BITAG operatives barred from entering, save for an undercover agent), it was determined that the building owner is more than liable in the incident. | ||||
| "Night Market (Bagsakan ng Mga Bulok)" (lit. Rotten Foodstuff drop-off points) | May 17, 2008 | |||
| BITAG undercover agents with Mission-X operatives once again observe the market crowd at night all over Metro Manila, in an underground industry of the sales of spoiled, rotten and double-dead meat products, sold during the ungodly hours of the night, safe from the eyes of the government agencies that watches against these. This episode also exposed a double-dead meat drop-off point in Caloocan City, that was extra cautious in their activities, not to mention witnessing collaboration with corrupt policemen in Divisoria, Manila, for protection against raids. At this point, Ben Tulfo confronts National Meat Inspection Service Commissioner Atty. Jane Bacayo and catches him red-handed in his excuses and alibis. Ben also laments again how NMIS and Department of Agriculture are useless against guarding against sales of rotten meat products. | ||||
| "Balik Kokeseki Recovery Program" | May 17, 2008 | |||
| BITAG revisits this organization that helps Filipino-Japanese children (called Shin-Nikkei Jins) reunite with their Japanese kins, be it father or mother, as well as teaching them their sense of identity as Japanese citizens. The organization helps them secure dual citizenship and passports as well. | ||||
| "Sampaguita Gang" | May 24, 2008 | |||
| BITAG tackles the forced and potentially violent sales of sampaguita flowers in Monumento, Caloocan, that preys on public utility vehicles. These people climb into the vehicles and hang the sampaguita at the front, then promptly charging the driver or conductor, regardless if the driver or conductor wants the sampaguita or not. The fact that someone got stabbed and died because of declining from buying the sampaguita led Ben and the police authorities to go out and put an end to the acts of these salesmen from hell, as well as heavily reprimand an MMDA personnel who seems to be protecting these people. | ||||
| "Cybersex 2008 (Small Time Cybersex na Squatter)" (lit. Small Time Cybersex in the Slums) | May 24, 2008 | |||
| BITAG once again exposes the cybersex industry, this time on the grassroots level, in the squatters area of Taguig. The fact that the industry there is growing large and advanced-- too advanced for the authorities and the law to catch up, to the point of competitive rivalry among operators building makes it all the more alarming. The involvement of underage children is what ultimately piqued the interest of BITAG. What's interesting is that the parents actually consent these activities, owing to the large income it produces. Anonymous testimonies, under the condition of non-disclosure, explain how ridiculously easy it is to set up such indecent business at home. | ||||
| "Pinsan (Sana Mamatay Ka Na!)"(lit. Cousin - I Wish That You Die!) | May 24, 2008 | |||
| Both a Rewind and Kilos Pronto segment, BITAG runs into a complaint in a police station of a woman raped and physically abused by her cousin, Jun Floresca, who offered her a free ride, only to take advantage of the situation. After the arrest, Jun publicly apologizes on television, asking the audience not to emulate him; regardless, the hapless victim pours out her ire on him. | ||||
| "Police Action Special - 2008 Producer's Cut (January to May 31 2008)" | May 31, 2008 | |||
| This is a recap episode that featured the Basag Kotse Gang and Shabu sa Litsunan. | ||||
| "Twins (Minus one?)" | Aug 16, 2008 | |||
| A mistaken ultrasound diagnosis led a mother to believe she had twins. Ben went as far as to consult experts and DOH itself to clarify the matter. It turned out that the ultrasound diagnosis was flawed due to natural human error. This situation is peacefully resolved with the assurance from DOH secretary Fransico Duque III. | ||||
| "Shabu Tiangge Sa Mabalacat" (Shabu Tiangge in Mabalacat) | November 6, 2008 | |||
| In a very rare occasion, the 4 Tulfo siblings, Ramon, of "Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo", Ben, Erwin and Raffy unite upon invitation by PDEA to document an impeding raid of a shabu den in Mabalacat, Pampanga. This episode was uploaded to YouTube by Raffy Tulfo himself and may be viewed here. | ||||
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