OPERATIVES of the Manila Police District (MPD) successfully apprehended two individuals listed as other wanted persons in separate law enforcement operations across the city.
In the jurisdiction of the Delpan Police Station (PS12), intelligence and warrant personnel led by PMAJ Conrado Z. Punzalan Jr. and PLT Ferdinand G. Omli arrested 35-year-old cook Elmer Taboada y Pilapil at about 5:15 PM on October 5, 2026.
The suspect was nabbed inside a restaurant along Barangay 284, Zone 26, in San Nicolas, Manila.
Taboada was taken into custody by virtue of a warrant of arrest for violation of Section 5(A) of Republic Act No. 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004), issued by Presiding Judge Maria Lorenza I. Barias-Siosana of RTC Branch 38, Manila City, with a recommended bail of ₱2,000.
Meanwhile, on October 6, 2026, at approximately 7:45 PM, elements of the Sta. Ana Police Station (PS6) Warrant and Intelligence Sections—led by PLT Janice C. Agustin and PMAJ Moises E. Garcia under the supervision of PLTCOL Inocencio Richard A. Villanueva—arrested 37-year-old helper Ronald Mancilla y Berongoy.
Mancilla was intercepted along Cristobal Street near the Paco Pumping Station in Barangay 662, Paco, Manila.
Mancilla had an active warrant for violation of Section 11 (3), Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002), issued by Presiding Judge Danilo D. Leyva of RTC Branch 175, Manila, with a recommended bail of ₱5,000.
In compliance with Supreme Court guidelines (A.M. No. 21-06-08-SC), operating units utilized cellular phones as Alternative Recording Devices (ARD) to document both operations.
