04/06/2026
๐พ๐จ๐ต๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ถ๐น ๐บ๐ป๐จ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ ๐น๐จ๐ท๐ฌ, ๐น๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐จ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐บ๐ป ๐พ๐จ๐ต๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ ๐จ๐น๐น๐ฌ๐บ๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ท๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐พ๐จ๐ต
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro โ A Regional Most Wanted Person facing a charge of statutory r**e was arrested during a manhunt operation conducted in Barangay Lucbuan, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on June 4, 2026.
The operation was conducted by personnel of Police Station 5, Puerto Princesa City Police Office (PPCPO) under the leadership of PCPT John Rhain Baza, Station Commander, in coordination with the City Intelligence Team (CIT), PPCPO and the Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) MIMAROPA.
The accused, a 22-year-old fisherman from Aborlan, Palawan and a listed Regional Most Wanted Person, was arrested by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest dated October 6, 2025, issued by Hon. Jocelyn Sundiang Dilig, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 47, Puerto Princesa City, for Statutory R**e under Article 266-A, Paragraph 1(d) of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 11648, with no recommended bail.
Following his arrest, the accused was brought to Police Station 5, PPCPO for documentation and proper disposition pending turnover to the court of origin.
PRO MIMAROPA Acting Regional Director PBGEN Christopher R. Dela Cruz commended the operating personnel for the successful implementation of the warrant and the sustained conduct of manhunt operations across the region.
โThe arrest of wanted persons, particularly those facing serious criminal charges, remains one of our priorities in maintaining public safety and ensuring that justice takes its course. We will continue to strengthen intelligence gathering, inter-unit coordination, and manhunt operations across the region,โ PBGEN Dela Cruz said.
โCrimes against children will never be taken lightly. We will continue to pursue wanted persons and ensure that those accused of serious offenses are brought before the courts to answer for their actions,โ he added.
The successful arrest likewise supports the continuing implementation of PRO MIMAROPAโs F.I.G.H.T. C.R.I.M.E.S. framework through intensified manhunt operations, strengthened intelligence efforts, and sustained law enforcement initiatives against wanted persons, while advancing the Five Focused Agenda of the Chief PNP through enhanced police operations, stronger stakeholder engagement, and responsive public safety service delivery across the region.
โ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ต๐ท ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ป๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐
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