RAPE-SLAY SUSPECT. The suspect in the rape-slay of a 15-year-old girl in Bustos, Bulacan who was nabbed in Barangay Veneracion, Pamplona, Camarines Sur on Aug. 18, 2022. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said on Sunday (Aug. 28, 2022) he has ordered a continued investigation to build an airtight case against the suspect. (File photo courtesy of Police Regional Office 3) CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan - The head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has vowed that justice would be served to the family of a 15-year-old rape-slay victim in this province. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said on Sunday that he ordered a continued investigation to build an airtight case against the suspect, Gaspar Maneja Jr., alias Jose Francisco Santos, who was nabbed following a joint manhunt operation of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-5) and personnel of Bulacan Police Provincial Office in Barangay Veneracion, Pamplona, Camarines Sur last Aug. 18. "Our personnel don't sleep on
(Photo courtesy of CIDG Camarines Sur) MANILA - The suspect in the killing of a 15-year-old girl in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan has been arrested in Camarines Sur, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Friday. In a statement, CIDG director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said the CIDG and the San Jose del Monte City Police identified the suspect as Gaspar Maneja, alias Jose Francisco Santos, who was arrested in Pamplona, Camarines Sur on Thursday noon. Maneja has a warrant of arrest for rape and two counts of child abuse issued by the San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan Regional Trial Court. The victim was found in a grassy area along a bypass road in Barangay Bonga Menor, Bustos, Bulacan on August 12, a few days after she went missing. Investigation showed that the victim's body bore traces of cigarette burns while the forensic autopsy report likewise revealed that she was raped before she was killed. The victim's brother earlier told police that he last saw he