There are indications that the missing Filipino worker, Alex Matubis, is still alive and is wandering around Saipan, according to Department of Public Safety\u2019s Criminal Investigation Division chief, Maj. Edward H. Manalili.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Saipan Tribune Friday, Manalili said investigators have so far found no traces of foul play behind the disappearance of the 47-year-old worker.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re working on leads, pursuing leads very aggressively,\u201d the major said. \u201cHis safety is of utmost importance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CID chief said they have been coordinating with the Philippine Consulate General in trying to locate Matubis, a drafter and cartographer who was reported missing last July 30.<\/p>\n
Manalili believes that Matubis is still alive since, after his disappearance was reported in the papers on Aug. 8, he was later sighted in the Marpi area, leading to the discovery of his blue Toyota pickup truck near the Kalabera Cave on Aug. 19.<\/p>\n
The police official noted that the hood of the truck was still warm when investigators found the vehicle.<\/p>\n
He said family members have reported that Matubis was acting strangely when he came back to Saipan after vacationing in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe might need medical help,\u201d Manalili said, adding that very depressed people like to be alone.<\/p>\n
The CID chief is asking anybody in the community to call his office at 664-9042\/45, 911 or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 234-7272 for any sightings of Matubis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hoping to locate him and get him the medical attention he might need,\u201d Manalili said.<\/p>\n
Sources said that Matubis\u2019 wife in the Philippines is very worried. Before his disappearance, the Filipino worker had reportedly sent money to the wife in the amount equivalent to four months salary, sources said.<\/p>\n
Matubis reportedly arrived on Saipan last July 28 after conducting work on Tinian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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