Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Wednesday announced the arrest of 25,568 wanted persons in intensified anti-criminality operations.
Azurin said among those arrested were 19 top most wanted persons (TMWP) with monetary rewards offered by government for information leading to their arrest.
“Nonetheless, PNP Units accomplished the duty of law enforcement to implement orders of the Court to effect the arrest of criminal offenders,” Azurin said in a news statement.
He further noted that from July 2022 to October 2022, the PNP posted high-performance ratings on key issues of promoting peace, enforcing the law, and fighting criminality as expressed by a good majority of Filipinos in a recent survey by Pulse Asia.
Azurin also mentioned that this expression of the people’s outlook is consistent with crime data and offers an accurate validation of the prevailing crime situation as he commended police units in PNP’s drive against notorious fugitives.
“Our steadfast commitment to pursuing good governance and to creating more stable, peaceful, and secure communities for the Filipino people is what unites all our sustained efforts as we measure up with the National Strategic Direction set by President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. on peace and security…,” Azurin said.