The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested 92 fugitives wanted for rape, sexual abuse, child abuse, and violence against women and children in a nationwide manhunt from June 1 to 15.
CIDG said the suspects were arrested by virtue of warrants of arrest for various offenses, including statutory rape, qualified rape of a minor, sexual assault, rape, lascivious conduct, acts of lasciviousness, violations of Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act, Republic Act No. 11930 or the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act, and Republic Act No. 7610 or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.
Of the 92 arrested wanted persons, 42 were captured in Luzon, 14 in the Visayas, and 36 in Mindanao, according to the CIDG.
No bail was recommended for 53 of the accused, reflecting the gravity of the charges they are facing, the CIDG said.
Among the most significant arrests was the capture in Quezon province of a national most wanted person who carried a P150,000 monetary reward under a Department of the Interior and Local Government memorandum circular. The suspect was arrested on a warrant for qualified rape of a minor.
The CIDG also arrested 30 regional most wanted persons from Regions 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, the National Capital Region, and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Another 29 suspects were listed as provincial most wanted persons in Davao de Oro, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Palawan, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Camarines Sur, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Leyte, Cotabato, Isabela, Pampanga, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Rizal, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin.
Seven others were classified as city or municipal most wanted persons in Bato, Camarines Sur; Butuan City; Angeles City; Kidapawan City; Masbate City; Norala, South Cotabato; and Dasmariñas City, Cavite.
CIDG leadership commended the chiefs and personnel of its special operating units, regional field units, and provincial, district, and city field units for the arrests.
The group said the operations formed part of its intensified campaign to account for fugitives, particularly those accused of crimes against women and children.
For the CIDG, the arrests were not merely numbers in an enforcement report. Each captured fugitive represented a case long pursued and a step toward justice for victims who had waited for accountability.
It said it would continue to track down wanted persons facing charges involving rape, sexual abuse, child exploitation, and violence against women and children.
It also warned fugitives still evading arrest that intensified manhunt operations would continue across the country, stressing that there would be no safe haven for those accused of exploiting vulnerable victims.