All five top Cordillera most-wanted suspects captured in October raids

Police Regional Office-Cordillera announced that the five men identified as the region’s most-wanted for the fourth quarter of 2026 have been apprehended in a series of October raids. The top-ranked suspect, a 20-year-old, was seized by the Abra Police Provincial Office’s Provincial Intelligence Unit in Barangay Dalayap, Langiden, while the remaining four were captured in Baguio City and Kalinga by various police stations and intelligence units.

The men, aged between 20 and 53, face charges ranging from statutory rape to qualified rape of a minor and sexual assault. After arrest, each was escorted to the corresponding police station for documentation, medical evaluation and subsequent transfer to the courts that issued the warrants. Brig.

Gen. Noel Vallo, head of PRO-CAR, pledged to continue bolstering law-enforcement actions across the Cordillera. The operation underscores the police’s focus on tackling serious sexual-offense crimes in the region.