Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro- Saraman Attan Sali, top 3 most wanted person of Palawan, 52 years old, retired teacher, and resident of Sitio Tuka, Brgy. Igang-igang, Bataraza, Palawan was arrested in Bataraza Town Center Terminal, Brgy. Marangas of the same municipality on January 27, 2022 about 10:25 A.M.

The said arrest was a result of joint operation conducted by Bataraza Municipal Police Station and other PNP units in the Province of Palawan by virtue of warrant of arrest issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 165, Brooke’s Point, Palawan for the Crime of Statutory Rape by Carnal Knowledge, with no bail recommended.

As of press time, PNP Crime Incidents Recording and Analysis System (CIRAS) reveals that rape cases still stand as the second most prevalent crime involving violence against women and children, but number 1 among the eight focus crimes in the whole MIMAROPA Region.

As previously reported, most of the rape incidents were committed in the Province of Oriental Mindoro and out of the total number of cases, most of them were perpetrated through force and intimidation followed by statutory rape.

Police Brigadier General SIDNEY SULTAN HERNIA, Regional Director of Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, had already directed all unit commanders to launch massive and aggressive campaign against rape perpetrators in the entire region.

“CIRAS records are quite alarming and I can never tolerate that MIMAROPA Region may be tagged as the rape capital of the Philippines. So, I direct our unit commanders and operatives to coordinate with the intelligence community and solicit the active involvement of the citizenry in order to sack all rape suspects or accused as soon as possible”, PBGen Hernia continued. -RPIO MIMAROPA