Manila, March 19 -- A former village chairperson listed as the third most wanted person in Quezon province was arrested in Bulacan, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Wednesday.

In a statement, NCRPO Director, Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, said the 44-year-old suspect, whose name was withheld, was arrested by the District Police Intelligence and Operations Unit of the Manila Police District (MPD), in collaboration with Unisan Municipal Police Station and the San Miguel, Bulacan police along the Tabang Exit of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) at about 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday.

The suspect, a former chief of Barangay Sampaloc 1, Dasmarinas, Cavite, has an arrest warrant for two counts of statutory rape issued by the Gumac...