Campaign against most wanted persons will help ensure SAFE 2013 - RD Soria

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
April 16, 2013

CAMP SEC. KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – The intensified campaign against most wanted persons being undertaken by the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) in Samar province and other parts of the region will help ensure the conduct of secured and fair elections (SAFE) in May 2013.

“Wanted criminals may be recruited by some unscrupulous politicians and maybe used to ensure their victory through violent means, going after these criminals is one measure being adopted by PRO8 in line with our SAFE 2013 program,” said Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Ragadio Soria, PRO8 Regional Director.

This developed as the Regional Special Operations Task Group (RSOTG-Samar) Tracker Team 1 collared Danilo Diosa y Montemayor alias Danny at his hiding place in Brgy. Sinidman Oriental, Calbayog City at around 2:00 AM on Friday, April 12.

Facing charges of Frustrated Homicide and Direct Assault with Attempted Homicide before the Regional Trial Court Branch 32 in Calbayog City, Diosa is ranked number 9 in the list of top ten most wanted persons of Cabayog City.

The joint police team from RSOTG and Calbayog City Police Station led by PSInsp. Shyrile Tan was armed with an arrest warrant issued by Judge Feliciano P. Aguilar in Criminal Case number 6833 with recommended bail bond fixed at P24,000.00.

RSOTG-Samar is a special police unit organized and deployed by PRO8 to lead in the implementation of the Secured and Fair Elections (SAFE 2013) program and augments the local police force in Samar, earlier classified by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as a “priority area”, in the forthcoming polls.

Since its activation, RSOTG has arrested 15 most wanted persons, some were members of Private Armed Groups (PAGs), neutralized two in a shoot-out with one surrenderee.

The recent accomplishment is a big boost to the campaign for a peaceful, honest and credible May elections in Samar, Soria added.