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MANILA, Philippines — Manila police on Thursday, June 25, arrested a suspected serial kidnapper and rapist said to be targeting unattended minors.According to the Manila Police DIstrict, the suspect’s modus operandi involves luring young children with promises of food or telling them that their relatives had sent him for them.The suspect’s arrest stemmed from the abduction of a four-year-old girl along Adriatico Street in Barangay 701 in Malate, Manila on Monday afternoon.Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage captured the suspect carrying the young victim on his shoulders. Subsequent footage showed the two walking in the direction of Parañaque.The victim&#x27;s mother recounted that she had briefly sent her daughter ahead to a neighboring eatery.&quot;Wala pa naman po three minutes ako nawala, &#x27;di ko na po siya makita,&quot; the distraught mother said.&quot;Nagtanong-tanong po ako sa mga kalaro, baka po nandoon sa bahay nila... wala na po talaga siya. Nataranta na po ako,” she said.The mother immediately reported the incident to the barangay and the MPD. Backtracking efforts by investigators revealed that the suspect had been loitering in the neighborhood three days prior to the abduction.He reportedly offered to sell a motorcycle and expressed interest in working at a vulcanizing shop.Concerned citizens found the child was found 12 hours later in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque after the suspect abandoned her.&quot;Pinaglakad daw po sila, wala pong inom na tubig, wala po siyang kain,&quot; the mother said.&quot;Tapos &#x27;yung nakakita po sa kanya na tatlong babae, &#x27;yun po &#x27;yung nagpakain sa kanya... binigyan ng tubig tapos pinakain siya kahit tinapay,” she adds.MPD Station 9 commander PLt.Col. Leopoldo Cajipe explained that police lost track of the suspect near Quirino Avenue but successfully traced his movements to Parañaque using real-time coordination through social media and messaging applications among police units.The suspect was eventually apprehended when he returned to Manila to execute another crime.&quot;Yung suspek bumalik siya dito sa lugar, may target siyang motor. Kukunin din niya &#x27;yung motor then saka niya babalikan &#x27;yung bata dito sa kung saan siya kinuha,&quot; Cajipe said.He said the suspect manipulated the victim by bringing up her grandmother to gain her trust.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/24/p6-8-m-shabu-shipment-intercepted-suspect-arrested-in-manila-buy-bust-1247">P6.8-M shabu shipment intercepted, suspect arrested in Manila buy-bust</a></div><div> </div><div>PREVIOUS CASES IN QUEZON PROVINCE, PASAY CITY</div>The suspect was presented to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, where the gravity of his criminal record was brought to light.Apart from the Manila incident, the suspect has pending cases in Pasay City and in Quezon Province.&quot;Siya po ay may previous case, ito po ay kidnapper ng bata at hindi lang po basta kidnapper ng bata ito... ginagahasa pa ho,&quot; Moreno said during a press conference.He said one of the suspect&#x27;s previous victims was in the hospital for injuries after being raped. &quot;Una niyang kaso, eight years old, sa Atimonan, Quezon. O tapos mayroon pang seven years old, sa Gumaca naman, tapos dito sa Maynila,” he added.Meanwhile, another victim&#x27;s father shared the harrowing ordeal his daughter went through before she was abandoned.The suspect offered no defense and pleaded for mercy.&quot;Humihingi lang po ako ng kapatawaran sa magulang po... wala na po akong maipapaliwanag na tama o maganda dahil sa simula pa lang po, mali na po,&quot; the suspect said as he was being led to the detention facility.The suspect faces a barrage of criminal charges, including Kidnapping and Failure to Return a Minor as well as Statutory Rape.

Manila police on Thursday, June 25, arrested a suspected serial kidnapper and rapist said to be targeting unattended minors.

Manila police on Thursday, June 25, arrested a suspected serial kidnapper and rapist said to be targeting unattended minors.

Alleged serial child kidnapper and rapist nabbed after abducting 4-year-old girl

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Alleged serial child kidnapper and rapist nabbed after abducting 4-year-old girl

Jeff Caparas,

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Published June 25, 2026 05:21 PM PHT

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