CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- The Police Regional Office Cordillera’s relentless efforts against wanted personalities resulted in the arrest of 53 individuals wanted by the law.
Based on the records from the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD), the wanted personalities were arrested during a weeklong manhunt operation conducted in the different provinces of Cordillera from Jan. 22 to Jan. 28.
The Benguet Police Provincial Office made the highest number of arrests with 20, followed by the Baguio City Police Office with 19, Abra PPO with six, Ifugao PPO with four,Kalinga PPO with two, and one arrest each for Apayao PPO & Mt. Province PPO.
Of the arrested individuals, six were listed as most wanted, including three at the regional level, two in the municipal level, and one in the provincial level.
Cordillera regional director Brig. General Mafelino Bazar noted that as a result of an intensified police visibility and campaign against criminality, 66 municipalities in the different provinces of the region and three police stations in Baguio City remain peaceful as PROCOR recorded zero crime incidents during the same week.
Zero crime incidents were recorded in the 24 municipalities of Abra; 11 municipalities in Benguet; 10 municipalities in Mt Province; 10 in Ifugao; six in Kalinga; and five in Apayao.
Further, Loakan Police Station 4, Aurora Hill Police Station 6, and Marcos Highway Police Station 10 also recorded zero crime incidents out of 10 police stations in Baguio City.