Communist terrorist leader arrested

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
July 6, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 acting on instructions from PNP Chief, Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome has ordered all PPOs and NSUs to give due attention to service warrants and accounting of wanted persons here in the region.

At about 7:30 in the morning today (July 6, 2012), combined elements of ORID, PRO 8, 802nd Brigade, 8ID, PA led by PInsp Kenny Llanza Tantiado, Chief CSB conducted manhunt operation at Sitio Balanak, Brgy. 89, San Jose, Tacloban City.

It resulted to the arrest of one Francisco Jabinal Baylon, 41 years old, married, a Social Worker and a resident of said place.

Baylon was arrested by virtue of Warrant of Arrest for the crime of Frustrated Murder and Murder issued by Honorable Judge Decoroso M. Turla of RTC branch 21, Laoang, Northern Samar with no bail recommended.

It was learned that subject person is said to be the head of the Regional Peasant Department (RPD) of the EVRPC and was subsequently brought to PRO 8 for documentation prior turn-over to the court concerned for final disposition.