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<p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>— The National Capital Region Police Office on Friday night arrested 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 in their 40s, 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.</p><p>Mollenido&#x27;s body was found in Pulilan, Bulacan a few days before her son&#x27;s was found in Victoria, Tarlac.</p><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><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/1/30/autopsy-shows-son-of-slain-policewoman-died-from-suffocation-1411">Autopsy shows slain policewoman&#x27;s son died from suffocation<br/></a></div><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="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:715px;display:block;flex-grow:1" 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%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-31T02%3A22%3A31.214331%3A1ffd21b1-8c27-4a0d-a1fd-3c50d329b3bf%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=a277e7db0a5f441b24d73eeb62fa347237475dd3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2017282538054754460"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><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. <strong>— from reports by Jeff Caparas and Eon Sanchez, ABS-CBN News</strong></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

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Published Jan 31, 2026 10:38 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 31, 2026 01:46 PM PHT

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