IBA, Zambales — Two men wanted for statutory rape are now behind bars after police teams in Zambales and Bulacan arrested them in separate operations on 27 June, authorities confirmed.

According to the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3), the suspects were both tagged as Most Wanted Persons at the municipal level.

In Bulacan, the Tracker Team of the Santa Maria Municipal Police Station arrested Crisanto Leonardo y Sigua, 40, a butcher from Barangay Poblacion, Santa Maria. He was nabbed based on a warrant of arrest for Statutory Rape by Sexual Intercourse under Criminal Case No. 64-STM-2025. The order, issued by Judge April Anne M. Turqueza-Pabellar of Family Court Branch 6, comes with no bail recommendation.

Meanwhile, in Zambales, police officers from San Antonio MPS, with the help of the Maritime Law Enforcement Team, caught Eduardo Frondarina y Batinga, 68, a musician from Barangay San Juan, San Antonio. He was arrested in nearby Barangay Rizal by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Maribel F. Mariano-Beltran of Family Court Branch 13 in Iba, Zambales — also without bail.

Both suspects were informed of their constitutional rights and are currently in police custody pending further legal proceedings.

PRO3 emphasized its continued commitment to tracking down and apprehending individuals wanted for serious crimes, particularly those involving crimes against women and children.