THE Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO 6) arrested 205 wanted persons during 203 manhunt operations conducted across the region throughout May 2025.
Of those arrested, 36 were classified as most wanted persons (MWPs), including four at the regional level, four at the provincial level, and 28 at the municipal level. The remaining 169 were tagged as other wanted persons (OWPs), police said.
Police Brigadier General Jack Wanky, director of PRO 6, praised the success of the operations.
"These accomplishments were the results of strengthened collaborative efforts between the police, the community, and other law enforcement agencies," he said.
Wanky stated that despite the success, the relentless pursuit of arresting the remaining wanted persons in the region will continue.
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (Ippo) led the arrests of MWPs with 11, followed by the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) with eight, the Iloilo City Police Office (Icpo) with seven, the Aklan Police Provincial Office (Akppo) with five, the Antique Police Provincial Office (Antppo) with four, and the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) with one.
In the arrest of OWPs, Ippo again led with 63 arrests—accounting for 30.7 percent of the total—followed by Antppo with 34, Icpo with 27, Akppo with 21, CPPO with 12, GPPO with six, the Regional Mobile Force Battalion in Western Visayas (RMFB 6) with six, and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) – Regional Field Unit in Western Visayas with two. (Leo Solinap/SunStar Philippines)