The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) apprehended the region’s number two most wanted person during a strategic warrant operation in Sampaloc, Manila, on Saturday, 1 August.

The 23-year-old murder suspect was cornered and arrested by combined operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) Police Station 11, acting on active intelligence tracking.

The accused is the subject of a warrant of arrest for murder under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, docketed under a warrant issued on 21 July 2026 by the Marikina City Regional Trial Court Branch 263. The court has recommended no bail for the provisional liberty of the accused.

The suspect was securely booked and transferred to the MPD Police Station 11 custodial facility for mandatory documentation and medical clearance, ahead of the formal return of the warrant to the issuing court for judicial disposition.