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BIG GAINS. At least 62 New People's Army rebels and 1,118 wanted persons were arrested during the conduct of intensified police operations from Nov. 2, 2022 to Feb. 3, 2023, marking the first 100 days of Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II as director of the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region. In the same period, 263 drug personalities were also arrested and nearly PHP4 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13) BUTUAN CITY - Sixty-two New People's Army (NPA) rebels and 1,118 wanted persons-206 of whom are classified as most wanted-were arrested during i...

ARRESTED AFTER 20 YEARS. The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) reports the arrest of Alfredo Oxcellar Pastorete, 74, in Barangay Soriano, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur on Sunday (Feb. 12, 2023). Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, PRO-13 director, says Pastorete, a New People's Army rebel, is wanted for kidnapping and attempted murder and has been hiding in Surigao del Sur for more than 20 years. (Courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office) BUTUAN CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) rebel who is wanted for kidnapping and attempted murder and has been hiding in the Caraga Region for over 2...

Google map of Rosario, Agusan del Sur. BUTUAN CITY - Two village councilors were arrested during the recent serving of search warrants for loose firearms in Rosario town, Agusan del Sur province, police officials said Thursday. Maj. Jennifer Ometer, Police Regional Office-Caraga Region (PRO-13) information officer, said Councilors Diosdado Reyes Aresal Sr., 61, of Barangay Maligaya; and Salvador Sangalia Jr. of Barangay Tagbayagan were nabbed during the court-ordered search for suspected illegal gun holders in Rosario on Tuesday. "The operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection...

(Photo courtesy of Butuan Police-PIO) BUTUAN CITY - The Police Regional Office-Caraga Region (PRO-13) arrested two teen members of a notorious gang and one most wanted person in two-day operations last week. In a report on Saturday, PRO-13 reported the arrest of Jobby Castillo Belandres, 35, the number one most wanted person in Zamboanga City. Belandres, who is facing charges for five counts of rape, was arrested Wednesday in Barangay Dona Helen in Basilisa, Dinagat Islands. The suspect has arrest warrants issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 in Zamboanga City for sexually abusin...

MOST WANTED. The Police Regional Office-13 reports the arrest of siblings Dionesio and Reymundo Tapayan in an operation Sunday (June 19, 2022) in Brgy. Bayugan 3, Rosario, Agusan del Sur. Accused of murder, the suspects are tagged as most wanted persons in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office) BUTUAN CITY - The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) reported Monday the arrest of the most wanted siblings from Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., PRO-13 director, said suspects Dionesio Tapayan, 54; and Reymundo Tapa...