Passi City fugitive on Iloilo’s wanted list arrested

By Jennifer P. Rendon

A 20-year-old fugitive was arrested in a police manhunt operation late in the morning of April 13 in Passi City, Iloilo.

Police identified the suspect only as alias “Ryan,” a resident of Barangay Talongonan, Passi City.

Members of the Passi City Police Station arrested the suspect by virtue of a warrant for frustrated murder under Criminal Case No. 26-12375.

The warrant was issued March 26, 2026, by Judge Vicente Go of Regional Trial Court Branch 68 in Dumangas, Iloilo.

The court recommended bail of PHP 200,000 for the suspect’s temporary liberty.

Lt. Col. German Magbanua III, chief of the Passi City Police Station, said the suspect was the ninth most wanted person in Iloilo province.

Police reports said “Ryan” was accused of stabbing another man during the fiesta celebration in Barangay Jaguimitan, Passi City, on Nov. 15, 2025.

The stabbing happened just outside the gym where the village was holding a community dance.