ORMOC CITY – A security guard listed as the No. 10 most wanted person in Biliran province was arrested in Quezon City on February 14, 2026, for a charge of qualified rape of a minor, police reported.
Vicente Tablate Jr., 38, a resident of GK Housing Site in Barangay Burabod, Biliran, Biliran, was apprehended at around 4:40 p.m. in Barangay Doña Josefa.
Authorities said Tablate is ranked 10th in the provincial most wanted persons list.
He was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued on June 20, 2025 by Judge Luz Petilla Navarrete, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 16 Naval Biliran.
The court did not recommend bail for the charge of qualified rape of a minor.
The operation was led by the Biliran Provincial Forensic Management Component, in coordination with the Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Biliran Police Provincial Office and personnel of the Biliran Municipal Police Station. The arrest was carried out with assistance from Police Station 11 (Galas) of the Quezon City Police District.
Following his arrest, Tablate was brought to Police Station 11 for proper disposition before being returned to Biliran to face the charges against him.
(ELVIE ROMAN ROA)
