ILOILO – Two of Iloilo Province’s most wanted persons were arrested in separate manhunt operations over the weekend.
The 20-year-old student alias “Jo”, tagged as the No. 3 fugitive, was collared in Barangay Poblacion, San Dionisio town at around 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 30.
Officers of the San Dionisio Municipal Police Station carried out the arrest through the strength of a warrant of arrest for rape issued by Regional Trial Court – Branch 66, Sixth Judicial Region in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, dated August 26, 2025.
Over an hour later, at 10:15 a.m., the No. 4 most wanted person was apprehended by officers of the Leon Municipal Police Station in Barangay Poblacion, Leon.
Alias “Paulo”, 54, a farmer, faces four counts of rape, in relation to Republic Act 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act), charges.
Both suspects are now under police custody pending turnover to the issuing courts. No bail was recommended for their temporary freedom./PN