ORMORMOC CITY – Police operatives arrested the No. 8 most wanted person in Eastern Visayas during a joint operation in Brgy. Quezon Jr., Ormoc City, at around 10:35 a.m. on Friday, September 5.
The suspect was identified as Rogaciano Pongos Jr., 18, single, a construction worker, and a resident of the same barangay.
He was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest dated August 22, 2025, issued by Judge Gerlie Borrel-Yu, presiding judge of RTC Branch 35, Ormoc City, for the crime of rape. No bail was recommended for his temporary release.
Police said Pongos was informed of the nature of his arrest and his constitutional rights in a language he understood. He was later brought to Ormoc City Police Station 6 for documentation and will be turned over to the custody of the issuing court.
(ROBERT DEJON)
