the act). Wanted, a new segment featuring the apprehension of a "wanted" criminal. Recap, Replays of existing episodes, often as reminders to the public. For safety reasons, the Bitag strike force is fully armed and trained in self-defense disciplines (including Ben Tulfo himself) and comprises professional security personnel. They are also allowed to carry their firearms in airplanes and vessels provided they surrender it prior to departure. However, the team still makes it a point to request assistance from the local authorities when dwelling in unfamiliar territory in accordance with the law. Bitag was originally pitched to other TV networks but an unidentified "Tulfo" was opposed to it. Bitag in TV Networks (IBC 13, TV5, Aksyon TV and PTV 4) When the contract on IBC expired, Ben Tulfo did not renew. Ben Tulfo moved his TV show to AksyonTV, the sister channel of his former network, TV5. He teamed up with his other brothers from the other stations and made a TV show called T3. On October 14, 2011, he officially returned to TV5, replacing Totoo TV. Another spin-off premiered on AksyonTV entitled Pinoy US Cops Ride Along where it chronicles the operations of Filipino police officers in the United States. Both Bitag and Pinoy US Cops later moved to PTV, albeit in a producer's cut variety and in broadcast syndication, while the UNTV version continued to air Fridays in a commercial-free tandem with Pinoy US Cops: Ride Along in a director's cut. At the start of 2013, Bitag left UNTV due to internal issues. Bitag Live then found a home on AksyonTV; furthermore the Bitag segment on T3: Reload was revived after it was renamed 'Caught in the Act' following the said program's reformat. Coincidentally, the said station also airs brothers Erwin and Raffy's own programs Punto Asintado and Wanted sa Radyo respectively, as well as T3: Reload, all of which also simulcast on radio through DWFM. In its Aksyon TV incarnation, it is an all-discussion segment where Ben Tulfo freely discusses relevant issues exclusively. It has since been extended all the way to social media, prominently in the program's Facebook presence, to reach out to Filipinos overseas. The show stayed in TV5 until moving out of the station and returned to PTV 4, where it stayed until 2023, then returning once more to IBC-13 after. Awards and recognitions Winner, Best Public Service Program - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010