INTELLIGENCE agents arrested on Sunday in Paranaque City the live-in partner of Ozamiz City councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog, who is wanted for a string of criminal charges.
Mena Luansing, 34, resident of 35 Belisario Compound, San Isidro, Paranaque, was nabbed during a joint operation by the PNP Directorate for Intelligence and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA).
Luansing was presented on Monday by PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde at a news briefing. He said the arrest was backed by warrants of arrest issued by a court in Ozamis City.
Luansing, who resigned as provincial board member of Misamis Occidental in January this year, was facing nonbailable charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives and violation of the dangerous drugs law.
A man identified as Jonas Galamitan Cablitas was also arrested by the agents for allegedly coddling Luansing while she was in hiding.
Luansing went into hiding after a government raid into the compounds and residences of the Parojinog family in Ozamis City in July last year wherein Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., the mayor of Ozamis City was killed.
Reynaldo was the older brother of Ricardo. Ricardo escaped during the raid, but was subsequently charged with the same charges filed against Luansing. Ricardo was arrested in Taiwan two weeks ago after he entered the country using illegal documents.