Tabuk City – The Tabuk City Police Station (Tabuk CPS) arrested the top two most wanted persons in Kalinga Province on December 12, 2025, following the issuance of arrest warrants by the Regional Trial Court, Second Judicial Region, Branch 25, for carnapping, with no recommended bail.
“Duwa da dagita nga naarest at the same date for carnapping. Diay maysa natiliw tayo idiay Nambaran. The other natiliw ti Tabuk City Police,” said HPG-Kalinga Chief PCPT Jordan Bongat in an interview with Guru Press Cordillera on December 15, 2025.
Based on the spot report from the Intelligence Section of Tabuk CPS, the arrest warrants were served at around 3:00 p.m. on December 12. The operation was led by Tabuk CPS, with support from HPG-Kalinga, KPIU/DEU, RID PRO-CAR, PIT-PFU Kalinga, the 1503rd Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15, and the First KPMFC, under the leadership of Police Lieutenant Colonel Jack Angog.
The suspect was identified as Ebraham Bayangan, also known as “EB.”
Ebraham, along with a co-accused, allegedly took a Honda MMC motorcycle in July 2025. According to HPG Chief Bongat, the victim parked his motorcycle at a lottery outlet in Tabuk City and left it unattended for a short while. When he returned, the motorcycle was gone. A bystander later told the victim that two individuals forcibly started the motorcycle and rode away with it.
Bayangan, a tricycle driver and a resident of Mabini Street, Dagupan Weste, Tabuk City, was apprehended at Waterlily Street, Casigayan, Tabuk City.
Police officers from Tabuk CPS said Bayangan was turned over to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Bulanao on the same day.
Bongat added that the other accused, a 21-year-old male, was also apprehended on December 12 and was likewise turned over to the BJMP Bulanao.
Under Republic Act No. 10883, carnapping is punishable by 20 years and one day to life imprisonment, with life imprisonment without parole imposed if the crime results in death. If the vehicle is unrecovered, the penalty is imposed in its maximum period. These penalties apply to both motorcycles and motor vehicles.
Based on gathered information, there were at least three reported victims of motor vehicle and motorcycle carnapping in Kalinga in 2024.
There was a report of government media on carnapping incidents recorded from January to September 2025 dropping to zero. Nevertheless, the incident in July 2025 could mean some incidents of carnapping are reported to the police late or not all.
Bongat advised those who experienced having their motorcycles taken to report to the police and file cases against those who commit the wrongdoing to eradicate carnapping in the province.
Tabuk City police also reminded the public to secure their motorcycles by locking them and parking in visible areas or locations with surveillance cameras, stressing that public cooperation plays a vital role in solving crimes and maintaining peace and order.
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