10/10/2026
๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ข ๐ช๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ; ๐ก๐ข. ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง ๐ช๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐
CAMP HIGINIO A. MENDOZA, SR., Puerto Princesa City โ Two wanted persons, including a No. 5 Provincial Most Wanted Person facing a charge of Statutory R**e, were arrested in separate police operations in Dumaran and Quezon, Palawan, on October 10, 2026.
In Dumaran, a 20-year-old unemployed man and resident of Barangay Sta. Teresita was arrested by personnel of Dumaran Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the 2nd Palawan Police Mobile Force Company and the Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) of Palawan PPO.
The suspect was arrested by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest issued on February 18, 2026, by the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Branch 3, Puerto Princesa City, for Theft under Article 308 in relation to Article 309 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 10951. The warrant carried a recommended bail of โฑ6,000.
In a separate operation in Barangay Alfonso XIII, Quezon, police arrested alias โLando,โ 66-year-old, a fisherman and resident of the same barangay, who is listed as the No. 5 Provincial Most Wanted Person. He was arrested by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest issued on September 7, 2026, by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 165, Brookeโs Point, Palawan, for Statutory R**e, with no bail recommended.
The operation was led by Quezon MPS, with the support of PIU-Palawan PPO, PIT Palawan RIU 4B, the 4th Platoon of the 1st PPMFC, the 401st Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB), and the PNP Maritime Group 2nd Special Operations Unit in Quezon.
Both arrested individuals are now under the custody of their respective police stations for documentation and proper disposition.
Palawan PPO Provincial Director PCOL JOEL D CASUPANAN commended the operating units for their coordinated efforts and reaffirmed the importance of sustained manhunt operations in enforcing the law and promoting public safety.
โWe will remain steadfast in pursuing wanted persons and ensuring that they are brought before the courts to answer for the charges against them. No one is above the law. We will continue to strengthen our operations through coordination, professionalism, and respect for human rights, while upholding due process at every step,โ PCOL Casupanan said.
The Palawan PPO calls on the public to remain vigilant and provide credible information that may help authorities locate wanted individuals. Through sustained law enforcement efforts and active community cooperation, the provincial police force remains committed to maintaining peace and order and protecting the safety of communities across Palawan.
"๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ก๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐, ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป"