Two Men Arrested in Separate Firearms Seizures During Mabolo, Waterfront Police Operations

Two separate operations conducted by the Mabolo and Waterfront Police Stations in Cebu City led to the arrest of two men found carrying firearms on the night of September 19 and the early morning of September 20, 2025.

The first arrest occurred at a checkpoint along A. Soriano Street, Barangay Carreta, where a 29-year-old man named Jan Sol Ragasajo of Sitio Cabangcalan II, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City, was apprehended. Officers stopped motorists for inspection and discovered Ragasajo was armed with a caliber .22 pistol loaded with two bullets. When asked to present his documentation, Ragasajo failed to provide any, resulting in his immediate detention.

Later that evening at 10:50 PM, during an "Oplan Bulabog" operation in Sitio Laurente, Barangay Tejero, authorities arrested a 51-year-old construction worker identified as Romeo Patangan, alias "Meo," from Sitio Laray, Barangay Carreta. Details of the firearms confiscated from Patangan have not been disclosed.

Both individuals are currently being held at their respective police stations—Mabolo and Waterfront—and are facing charges for violating Republic Act 10591, the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.

The police continue to conduct rigorous enforcement activities to maintain public safety and prevent unlawful possession of firearms in the city.