A high-ranking member of the communist organization was apprehended during a targeted operation at a bus terminal along EDSA in Pasay City on Friday night.
The 29-year-old suspect, identified only by the aliases Belho or Yani, is ranked No. 8 on the top 10 most wanted list at the provincial level of Northern Samar for April 2026.
The suspect is a listed member of the Sub-Regional Guerrilla Unit, Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee, and was reportedly involved in tactical offensives against government troops, including a 2018 ambush in Las Navas.
He was taken into custody by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Ricardo Estavillo Amos of the Laoang, Northern Samar Regional Trial Court Branch 22 for attempted murder, with recommended bail set at P100,000.
Police records showed that the suspect was previously part of a special partisan unit and has been linked to several killings of CAFGU personnel in Northern Samar.
The suspect was brought to the Southern Police District Special Operations Unit office for documentation, custodial debriefing, and further investigation into other possible criminal involvements.