By I. Inojales | 05:39 PM July 21, 2025
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL-Police operatives in Tagbilaran City arrested a 41-year-old construction worker who is listed as the No. 9 Most Wanted Person in Region 7 during a law enforcement operation conducted earlier today, Monday, July 21, 2025.
The suspect, a married resident of Barangay Bool, was apprehended around 12:45 p.m. through a targeted Oplan Tracker operation led by Lt. Col. John Kareen Escober, chief of the Tagbilaran City Police Station.
Authorities confirmed that the man was wanted for rape, based on a warrant of arrest issued on July 18, 2025, by Hon. Samson Ariel Chiang Cayetuna, acting presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 3, Tagbilaran City, under Criminal Case No. 30578.
The suspect is now detained at the Tagbilaran City Police Station Custodial Facility. He was arrested without bail.
