Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – The intensified one-day manhunt operation conducted by the Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, under the leadership of Police Brigadier General JOEL B DORIA, resulted in the arrest of MIMAROPA’s top 4 most wanted person and two other wanted individuals on Sunday, September 24, 2023.

According to the police report, Rodel Talamisan Gotana, 38, who ranked as the fourth most wanted person in the MIMAROPA region, was apprehended in Brgy. Bagumbayan, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro.

The arrest was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Roxas Municipal Police Station; PIT Oriental Mindoro RIU 4B; 3rd Platoon of 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company Oriental Mindoro PPO; 403rd B MC RMFB; 105SAC, 10SAB PNP-SAF; and Charlie Coy, 4IB, 2ID Philippine Army.

Gotana was arrested based on an arrest warrant issued by Branch 10 (Family Court) in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro for the non-bailable crime of Rape in relation to RA 7610, Article 226-A (D) of the Revised Penal Code as amended by R.A. 8353, and further amended by R.A. 11648.

Meanwhile, the two other arrested wanted persons are Reynaldo Rocha Lacatan, 49, for Reckless Imprudence Resulting in Damage to Property with Slight Physical Injuries; and Nur-in Banggale, 45, for the crime of Slander.

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