google.com, pub-6677685925409335, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 INSIDE ARTS ADS
top of page

NEWS REPORTS 

POLICE REPORTS 

Barangay tanod accused of raping 16-year-old girl in Cauayan, Isabela arrested

  • Writer:  Mark Moises Calayan
    Mark Moises Calayan
  • 57 minutes ago
  • 2 min read

Tabuk City, Kalinga – A barangay tanod (village watchman) in Isabela is now facing charges of statutory rape after being accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl.


According to the Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2), personnel from the Delfin Albano Police Station, with support from other PNP units, served a warrant of arrest against the suspect, identified only by the alias “Orlan.”


The 51-year-old suspect, a resident of Barangay Minante 2, Cauayan City, and assigned as a barangay tanod in one of the barangays in Delfin Albano, was listed as Rank No. 9 among the Regional Most Wanted Persons in Cagayan Valley.


Police investigation revealed that Orlan began sexually abusing the 16-year-old niece of his wife as early as 2018, with the acts allegedly committed multiple times inside his own home.


On November 3, 2025, authorities successfully arrested the suspect. Although the PRO2 report did not specify the exact location of the arrest, it confirmed that Orlan is now under police custody.


The suspect, who will be charged with statutory rape, will be turned over to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) after the completion of proper documentation.


In a statement, PRO2 Acting Regional Director PBGEN Antonio P. Marallag, Jr. said the arrest demonstrates that no criminal can evade justice, no matter how long they hide from the law.


“Ang pagkakaaresto sa isang barangay tanod na sangkot sa panggagahasa ng isang menor de edad ay patunay na walang sinisino ang batas. Hindi dapat manatiling tahimik ang mga biktima ng karahasan. Ang PRO2 ay patuloy na maninindigan para sa hustisya, lalo na para sa mga kabataan at kababaihan. Sa Bagong Pilipinas, walang lugar ang mga mapang-abusong indibidwal,” Marallag said.

 
 
 

Related Posts

See All

Comments


bottom of page