CAMP BGEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna -- A total of 444 individuals were arrested by virtue of valid warrants of arrest on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in five provinces of Region 4-A (Calabarzon), a report by Police Regional Office-CALABARZON said on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
PRO4A regional director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said that among the 444 arrested individuals with warrants, 125 are most wanted persons including 14 in the regional level, 23 in the provincial level and 88 in the city/municipal level.
The remaining 319 were listed as ‘other wanted persons.’
Most of the crimes committed that necessitated the issuance of warrants of arrest are homicide, rape, murder, and violation of Republic Act No. 9165.
Based on the report, the Rizal Police Provincial Office made the most arrests after apprehending 147 wanted persons.
Nartatez said the success of the police operations was attributed to the cooperation of the community and Barangay Information Networks. These, he said, helped PRO Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) in gathering information and whereabouts of the persons wanted by law.
Nartatez conveyed his appreciation to the men and women of the regional office for the support they have shown to the efforts of the police organization to address criminality.
He also emphasized that almost half of these wanted persons have committed grave offenses and with their arrest, the general public can feel safer in the comfort of their homes and even on the streets.
"Their relentless effort to deliver more than what is expected from them has really manifested how a united goal can reach the boundless limit,” said Nartatez.
“The PNP is more than one can imagine and your police can work untiringly to attain its purpose of finding, suppressing, and holding these criminals accountable for the crimes they have committed," added Nartatez.