Holiday operations resulted to the arrest of 25 wanted persons

CAMP MAJOR BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Amidst the holiday break, PROCOR Cops arrested 25 wanted persons in the Cordillera Region during the one-week operations from December 20 to 27, 2020. Seven of which are listed as Top Most Wanted Person (TMWP).

Of the 25 arrested persons, Abra Provincial Police Office (PPO) recorded the highest number of arrests with nine apprehensions followed by Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) with six arrests, Ifugao PPO with five arrests, and Benguet PPO with two arrests. Apayao PPO, Kalinga PPO and Mountain Province PPO has one arrest each.

For this week TMWP, one arrested person was listed at the Regional Level, four in the Provincial Level, one in Municipal Level and one in Station Level.

In Ifugao, Rondy Baliwag Omingle was arrested by Aguinaldo MPS by virtue of warrant of arrest for the crime of Rape. Omingle was listed as No. 7 TMWP (Regional Level). In two separate operations, Ronnie Limmag Lindao (listed as No. 4 TMWP – Provincial Level) and Daniel Dinamling Biclag (listed as No. 8 TMWP – Provincial Level) were arrested by Lamut MPS. The two are facing charges for the crime of rape. Meanwhile, Eric “Fummid” Ponchao Omingle (No. 5 TMWP – Provincial Level) was arrested by Aguinaldo MPS by virtue of warrant of arrest for the crime of rape.

In Mountain Province, Arwin Castaneda Basilio was arrested by Bauko MPS in La Trinidad, Benguet. Basilia is facing charges for the crime of statutory rape and was listed as No. 8 TMWP (Provincial Level)

In Abra, Marcelino Umaybas Urika was arrested by the personnel of Bucay MPS by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest for the Violation of R.A 7610. Mr. Urika has a recommended bail of Php 80,000.00 and was listed as No. 2 TMWP (Municipal Level).

Lastly, in Baguio City, operatives of Kennon Road Police Station (PS8) has arrested Melita Acio Baua by virtue of arrest issued for the crime of Large-Scale Illegal Recruitment. Baua listed as No. 2 TMWP (Station Level). (PROCOR PIO)

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