Jonathan Frederic De Santos

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Eon Sanchez

Jeff Caparas

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<p>MANILA (<strong>2nd UPDATED</strong>) — The National Capital Region Police Office on Friday night arrested the primary suspects in the disappearance and killing of a female police officer and her eight-year-old son.</p><p>The Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District said it has taken into custody three suspects: two men aged 41 and 44, and a 29-year-old woman who were arrested in different parts of the city.</p><p>Police have also recovered a silver SUV allegedly used to transport and dump the bodies of Police Senior Master Sergeant Diane Marie Mollenido and her son John Ysmael. The vehicle is currently undergoing field laboratory examination by the PNP Forensic Group in Angeles City, Pampanga.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2017282538054754460&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=54916505b7b6c788b658c9e42f6a5c6d78157557&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:744px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2017282538054754460"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Mollenido&#x27;s body was found in Pulilan, Bulacan a few days before her son&#x27;s was found in Victoria, Tarlac.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/30/probe-continues-on-death-of-policewoman-son-2219">READ: Probe continues on death of policewoman, son</a></div><p>Authorities have yet to disclose the names of the suspects but said Friday that a car agent — reportedly the last to see Mollenido and her son alive on January 16 — is a person of interest in the case.</p><p>The bodies of the two victims were wrapped in black garbage bags and were already in an advanced state of decomposition when they were found. </p><p>Authorities also confiscated various identification cards, cash totaling around P100,000, and several mobile phones believed to have been used for communication before and after the crime. The mobile phones of the two victims have also been recovered.</p><p>Meanwhile, QCPD Novaliches Station 4, Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO), and Pulilan Police conducted a search operation along the Pulilan-Baliuag Bypass Road in Barangay Dulong Malabon, Pulilan, Bulacan -- the area where Mollenido&#x27;s body was found.</p><p>One of the suspects pointed out the alleged location where the firearm used in the killings was discarded. </p><p>Authorities cleared the area using a grass cutter and also deployed a metal detector in an attempt to locate the weapon. As of Saturday afternoon, however, the firearm has yet to be discovered.</p><p>Police said that once recovered, the firearm will be taken to Camp Karingal in Quezon City for ballistic and forensic examination.</p>

<p>Authorities have yet to disclose the names of the suspects but said Friday that a car agent — reportedly the last to see Police Senior Master Sergeant Diane Marie Mollenido and her son John Ysmael alive on January 16 — is a person of interest in the case.</p>

Authorities have yet to disclose the names of the suspects but said Friday that a car agent — reportedly the last to see Police Senior Master Sergeant Diane Marie Mollenido and her son John Ysmael alive on January 16 — is a person of interest in the case.

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NCRPO arrests suspects in disappearance and killing of policewoman, son

Eon Sanchez,

Jeff Caparas,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 31, 2026 10:38 AM PHT

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Updated January 31, 2026 03:11 PM PHT

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