ORMOC CITY-Police operatives arrested the Rank No. 2 Most Wanted Person in Biliran province during a warrant operation conducted on July 8, in Sitio Bagacay, Barangay Haguikhikan, Naval.
The suspect, identified by authorities only as alias “Jojo”, 30 years old and a resident of the said barangay, was apprehended by personnel of the warrant server division of the Naval Municipal Police Station at around 11:02 a.m.
The arrest was made by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued on May 26, 2025, by Judge Luz Petilla Navarrete, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 16, Eighth Judicial Region, in connection with three counts of qualified rape.
No bail was recommended for the temporary liberty of the accused.
Police reported that the suspect was informed of the nature of the charges and was apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he fully understood. He is now under police custody at the Naval MPS for booking and processing, prior to his presentation to the issuing court.
Authorities said the arrest is part of the intensified campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Biliran against fugitives and individuals with standing warrants for heinous crimes.
(ROBERT DEJON)
