Two regional most wanted rape suspects arrested in Iloilo
By Jennifer P. Rendon
ILOILO CITY – Two men listed among Western Visayas’ most wanted persons were arrested in separate police operations in Iloilo province on Nov. 5 and 6, 2026.
Both suspects, identified as alias “Joey,” 20, of Santa Barbara, Iloilo, and alias “Natoy,” 39, a construction worker from Badiangan, Iloilo, are facing rape charges.
Joey, ranked No. 8 on the regional most wanted persons list, was arrested at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 5 in Barangay Zone II, Santa Barbara.
Personnel of the Santa Barbara Municipal Police Station carried out the operation with support from the Iloilo Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA), the Criminal Investigation Team/Provincial Investigation Team (CIT/PIT) Iloilo, and the Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 6.
Police apprehended Joey by virtue of an arrest warrant for statutory rape.
The warrant was issued on Oct. 28, 2026, by the Family Court, Sixth Judicial Region, Branch 5, in Iloilo City.
The court did not set bail for the suspect’s temporary liberty.
Meanwhile, intelligence operatives of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion’s 604th Company, with support from the Badiangan Municipal Police Station, arrested Natoy at approximately 3:36 p.m. on Nov. 6.
Natoy, ranked No. 7 on Western Visayas’ most wanted persons list, was apprehended by virtue of an arrest warrant for rape by carnal knowledge.
The warrant was issued on Dec. 1, 2023, by the Regional Trial Court, Sixth Judicial Region, Branch 76, in Janiuay, Iloilo.
No bail was set for his temporary release.
Both suspects are now in police custody pending the appropriate court proceedings.
The arrests were carried out under separate court-issued warrants as part of police efforts to apprehend individuals facing criminal charges in Western Visayas.
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