Manila, Jan. 5 -- Retired Philippine Air Force major general Romeo Poquiz was arrested on charges of inciting to sedition on Monday.

In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Poquiz was arrested upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Terminal 3 in Pasay City from Bangkok, Thailand.

Poquiz has a standing arrest warrant issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 77 on Dec. 5, 2025, for inciting to sedition, a case which stemmed from his earlier call for the armed forces to rise against the government during anti-corruption rallies in November last year.

Poquiz's lawyers criticized the police over the arrest, but Nartatez said t...