Season Three (2004)
| Title | Original airdate | |||
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| "Bus ni Kamatayan" | May 29, 2004 | |||
| On their way back to Manila in the early dawn, a speeding bus swerving and cutting repeatedly catches the attention of the Bitag crew. During a lull, the team sees their chance and boards the vehicle as Ben gives the driver a safety lesson, as only he can. | ||||
| "Mga Kotongero ng Baclaran" | June 14, 2004 | |||
| A group of Maranaos have claimed Baclaran as their territory, extorting exorbitant fees from bus drivers. Bitag sets the trap to put an end to their glory days.
(Note: ¹ First appearance of the Maranao extortionists) |
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| "Human Trafficking (R.A. 9208)" | July 3, 2004 | |||
| The CIDG tackles the first R.A. 9208 (Anti-Human Trafficking Law) case, responding to tips of a boarding house that recruits and holds several female minors captive under the false pretense of a career in Japan. | ||||
| "Chess Gang" | August 21, 2004 | |||
| The "Chess gang", a faction that uses staged chess matches to embezzle wagers from unsuspecting victims, has invaded Cubao and the CIDG puts the clamps on their operations.
(Note: ¹ First appearance of the Chess Gang) |
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| "Turo Mo, Katay Ko" | September 9, 2004 | |||
| A tip exposing Montalban's illegal promotion of slaughtering stray dogs for personal consumption is promptly put to an end. Along the way, Ben's patience is tested as the employees of the municipal's district are found sleeping on the job. | ||||
| "Tupada" | September 19, 2004 | |||
| NBI agents raid an illegal cockfighting arena in Manila. The apparent operator of the arena (known only as "Major") can be seen manipulating the agents, confirming the statement of one of the cockfighters' that they didn't panic because he assured them this will all be taken care of. | ||||
| "Lungga ng Kalaswaan" | September 19, 2004 | |||
| Complaints of obscenities between callboys and gay individuals occurring inside the dark corners of a decrepit cinema house is raided by police officers in conjunction with Bitag. | ||||
| "Double Dead" | October 17, 2004 | |||
| An asset tips Bitag to the location of a concealed "double dead" slaughterhouse in Bulacan. After successfully capturing footage of the butchers slaughtering the dead pigs, Ben brings the video to the attention of NMIC and TMG personnel leading to the raid of the slaughterhouse. Inside the facility, a rusty freezer containing several pounds of rotting pig carcase are uncovered as well as their internal organs inside a plastic vat. | ||||
| "Counterfeit Money" | November 6, 2004 | |||
| Runners for a counterfeit syndicate (fronted by the enigmatic "Kulot") that sells fake 500 peso bills for 200 pesos each at Recto, Manila are collared in an entrapment operation by the CIDG task force along with a Bitag undercover. | ||||
| "Pirata ng Baklad" | November 13, 2004 | |||
| Ben coordinates with CIDG operatives and the Philippine Coast Guard to plan a cease and desist operation on blast fishers that occupy the Navotas coastline after weeks of surveillance. Several warning shots and an hour-long air and sea search later, the blast fishers are eventually collared one-by-one. | ||||
| "Abortion" | December 11, 2004 | |||
| An ex-midwife for Marie Stopes, a clinic in Pasay City, informs Bitag of her former occupation's ventures in abortion and their unethical use of the non-profit label to solicit donations. (Elective Abortion is illegal in the Philippines.) Using a fertile undercover, CIDG operatives successfully entrap the guilty parties. | ||||
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