ILOILO CITY -- Two most wanted persons (MWP) of Western Visayas region have been caught in two separate operations in Iloilo province.
Arrested in Estancia town was Reymar Bandies Parilla while Rolando Compania Duran was arrested in Pavia town.
“These accomplishments show our commitment to go after the remaining wanted persons,” said Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, director of Police Regional Office (PRO-6).
“There is a need to arrest them to clear the streets and every community from criminal elements to ensure the security and safety of the general public,” added Dongbo.
The 20-year-old Parilla, who was arrested last April 7, is ranked eighth in the most wanted list of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) for allegedly raping a then 18-year-old female in November 2018.
Officers of Estancia Municipal Police Station and the IPPO intelligence unit jointly worked to find Parilla, who had a warrant of arrest issued by Assisting Judge Jose Mauricio Gomez of Regional Trial Court – (RTC) Branch 66.
The 51-year-old Duran was caught in a separate operation.
Duran was a suspect in an August 2002 hacking and shooting incident at Hacienda Bantud in Talisay City, Negros Occidental province.
Duran was caught by joint operatives of Pavia Municipal Police Station and Talisay Police Station based on a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Edgar Carvalles of Branch 47 of the 6th Judicial Region, RTC Negros.