Authorities arrested a murder suspect – tagged as the most wanted person in the National Capital Region – in an operation in Malabon City, police said.
In a press briefing at the Northern Police District (NPD) headquarters in Caloocan City on Thursday, Malabon City police chief Col. Allan Umipig said officers arrested the suspect on Oct. 1 by virtue of a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 169.
Umipig identified the suspect only as ‘Emilio,’ 40.
According to the local police chief, the alleged murder occurred in Barangay Maysilo, Malabon City, on April 4, 2025, resulting in the death of a 24-year-old man identified only as ‘Jay.’ ‘He has accomplices. There are four of his cohorts at large. He was one of the rowdy ones in his barangay. They went to the victim’s home to harm him,’ Umipig said speaking in Filipino.
‘They just had a fight. That’s what’s coming out of this investigation. They had a fight so they went to confront him,’ he added.
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Regional second most wanted person
In a statement earlier on Thursday, the Taguig City Police Station said it arrested the second regional most wanted person also for murder.
The suspect, a 21-year-old male Barangay Maharlika resident, was arrested last Tuesday along Manaloli Street in Barangay Upper Bicutan, according to the police.
The arrest was done through a warrant of arrest issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 266 in Taguig City.
‘He (suspect) is also a known member of the John Rol De Guzman carnapping group, a criminal group under police watch for the fourth quarter of 2025,’ the Taguig police claimed. /jpv