A POLICE warrant means little if it remains only on paper. Its real value begins when officers find the wanted person and bring the case before the courts.
This is the direction being pursued by Police Regional Office 3 under PBGen. Jess Mendez, which served 2,637 warrants in just two months and ranked No. 1 nationwide in warrant service for September.
The figures carry weight. Every warrant served brings a wanted person closer to answering for an alleged offense and gives victims and complainants another step toward justice.
PRO3 also went after 13 wanted foreign nationals from February 24 to September 28 in Angeles City, Bulacan, Zambales, Olongapo City, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Tarlac.
Their alleged offenses included rape, frustrated homicide, attempted kidnapping, qualified theft, violations of Republic Act 9262 and RA 11930, physical injuries, Batas Pambansa 22 and unjust vexation.
The message is straightforward: a foreign passport does not place anyone beyond Philippine law.
Mendez’s approach shows that warrant service requires more than routine police work. It demands intelligence, tracking, coordination and quick action by units on the ground.
It also reflects Philippine National Police Chief PGen. Jose Melencio “Tateng” Nartatez Jr.’s push for Enhanced Managing Police Operations, calling for smarter, faster and more responsive policing.
For Mendez, the numbers tell a larger story.
Behind every warrant is a complainant seeking accountability, a victim waiting for justice or a community expecting police action.
In PRO3, warrants are not being left to gather dust. Police are finding the wanted — and putting them before the law.
