Three Iloilo most wanted fugitives arrested

By Jennifer P. Rendon

ILOILO CITY — Three most wanted persons were arrested in separate police operations across Iloilo province on the morning of July 29.

The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) said the arrests were part of its intensified campaign against wanted persons.

The first arrest took place at about 6:15 a.m. in New Lucena, where members of the New Lucena Municipal Police Station apprehended alias Pope by virtue of arrest warrants for homicide and less serious physical injuries.

The Regional Trial Court Branch 23 in Iloilo City issued the arrest warrant for the homicide case on Sept. 18, 2024.

The court set bail at PHP 120,000 for the homicide charge.

The Municipal Circuit Trial Court in Zarraga, Iloilo, also issued an arrest warrant for the less serious physical injuries case and set bail at PHP 20,000.

Police identified the suspect as the No. 1 most wanted person in New Lucena.

At about 9 a.m., members of the Calinog Municipal Police Station arrested alias Pio in Barangay Ipil, Calinog.

The suspect was arrested by virtue of a warrant for homicide issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 76 in Janiuay, Iloilo.

The court set bail at PHP 120,000 for the suspect’s temporary release.

Police identified the suspect as the No. 10 most wanted person in Iloilo province.

Meanwhile, authorities arrested Garry at about 11:33 a.m. in the town proper of Cabatuan.

Members of the 602nd Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6, together with the Cabatuan Municipal Police Station and the Regional Intelligence Unit 6, served an arrest warrant against the suspect for attempted murder.

Regional Trial Court Branch 76 in Janiuay, Iloilo, issued the arrest warrant and set bail at PHP 120,000.

Police identified the suspect as Cabatuan’s No. 10 most wanted person.

Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, director of PRO-6, said the arrest of wanted persons is a crucial step in maintaining peace and order in communities.

He also assured the public that PRO-6 would continue its operations to locate and arrest fugitives throughout the region.