South Upi Mayor, Wife Tagged as ‘Masterminds’ in Vice Mayor Ambush Arrested

South Upi mayor, wife tagged as ‘masterminds’ in vice mayor ambush arrested

The two are among twelve accused for their alleged participation as “masterminds” in the planning and orchestration of the ambush of Vice Mayor Roldan Benito an

Filipino mayor and wife arrested for killing of vice-mayor

The duo were part of a group of 12 accused of planning and orchestrating the ambush. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Maguindanao del Sur mayor, wife arrested over vice mayor slay

The Philippine National Police"s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) arrested on Tuesday the incumbent mayor South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur and his wife in connection to the 2024 murder of the town"s vice mayor.

CIDG arrests Maguindanao Sur mayor, wife over 2024 ambush of vice mayor

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a town mayor of Maguindanao del Sur and his wife over their alleged involvement in the ambush-slay of South Upi vice mayor Roldan Benito and his security aide last year.CIDG director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the couple were collared based on the arrest warrant issued by a Cotabato City court for cases of murder, attempted murder and frustrated murder in Aug. 2 l…

CIDG nabs Maguindanao Sur exec, wife for 2024 vice mayor slay

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan ARRESTED. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives nab the incumbent mayor of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur and his wife in Barangay Making, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). The CIDG on Wednesday (May 21) said Branch 27 of the Regional Trial Court in Cotabato City, Maguindanao issued a warrant of arrest for murder, frustrated murder, and attempted murder against the co…

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Maguindanao Provincial Field Unit together with the CIDG Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) arrested the couple “Rey” and “Janet”, the current mayor of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, in Brarangay Making, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte yesterday. The arrest of the two was based on a Warrant of Arrest issued by the court for murder, frustrated murder, and atte…