Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – The Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, under the leadership of PBGEN ROGER L QUESADA, arrested two most wanted individuals and four others in separate law enforcement operations conducted throughout the region on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

Police reports revealed the two most wanted persons as alias “Richard” aged 19, and alias “Jermel” aged 23.

“Richard”, ranked as the top 1 most wanted in Palawan, was arrested in Brgy. Sagrada, Busuanga, Palawan, by the elements of Busuanga Municipal Police Station, based on an arrest warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 163 in Coron, Palawan, for the non-bailable crime of Rape by Carnal Knowledge.

“Jermel”, listed as one of the most wanted persons in Occidental Mindoro, was apprehended in Brgy. Maujao, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro, by the elements of San Jose Municipal Police Station together with Occidental Mindoro PPO Provincial Intelligence Unit, 1st PMFC, and Bulalacao MPS, based on an arrest warrant from the Regional Trial Court, Branch 45 in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, for the non-bailable crime of Rape in relation to RA 7610.

Additionally, the four other wanted persons arrested were alias “Jerry” (59), and alias “Reynaldo” (53), for the crime of Direct Assault upon an Agent of a Person in Authority; alias “Agosto” (29), for Attempted Rape; and alias “Kim” (24), for the violation of Section 10 (a) of RA 7610.

The arrested individuals are currently in police custody and will be turned over to the appropriate courts