4 Eastern Visayas most wanted suspects arrested in Undas ops

TACLOBAN CITY — Police arrested four of Eastern Visayas’ most wanted suspects, including three facing rape and sexual assault charges, in separate manhunt operations on Sunday, the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) reported.

Brig. Gen. Romano  Cardiño, PRO-8 Director,  said the arrests were part of the police region’s intensified campaign against wanted persons during the observance of All Saints’ Day.

Among those arrested was alias “Macky,” 33, a resident of Capoocan, Leyte, who ranked second on the region’s most wanted list.

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Operatives of the Regional Intelligence Division-Regional Special Operations Unit 8, along with personnel of the Palo Municipal Police Station, arrested him on warrants issued on Aug. 14 and 19, 2026.

He is facing two counts of qualified rape of a minor, one count of qualified rape, and five counts of qualified sexual assault. No bail was recommended for the rape charges, while bail for each sexual assault charge was set at P200,000.

Also arrested was alias “Chito,” 26, a resident of Maasin City, Southern Leyte, who ranked fourth among the region’s most wanted persons.

Personnel of the 1st Southern Leyte Provincial Mobile Force Company, in coordination with the Sta. Rosa Component City Police Station in Laguna, Maasin City Police Station, and Southern Leyte Police Intelligence and Detective Management Unit, apprehended him in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna.

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He is facing charges of statutory rape, with no bail recommended, and statutory sexual assault, with bail set at P40,000.

In Northern Samar, personnel of the 1st Northern Samar Provincial Mobile Force Company, along with the Bobon Municipal Police Station and the provincial police intelligence unit, arrested alias “Junjun,” 26, a resident of Bobon, who ranked eighth on the regional most wanted list.

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He was apprehended by virtue of a warrant issued on Oct. 21, 2026, for two counts of statutory rape, with no bail recommended.

Can-avid Municipal Police Station personnel in Eastern Samar arrested a fugitive ranked sixth among the region’s most wanted persons. He is facing a charge of qualified rape, with no bail recommended.

Respective police stations brought in the four arrested men for documentation and proper disposition before turning them over to the courts that issued their warrants.

Cardiño said the arrests showed the regional police office’s continued efforts to track down individuals with outstanding warrants, regardless of where they may be hiding.

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“We will continue to intensify our manhunt operations and strengthen our intelligence-driven efforts to ensure that wanted persons are brought before the courts to answer for the charges against them. No one is beyond the reach of the law,” he said./coa