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Camp Vicente Lim, Laguna — A single mother was allegedly raped by a suspected drug offender on a motorcycle in a wooded and heavily forested area of Barangay Sira Lupa, Calamba City, Laguna.

Lt. Col. Victor Sobrepreña, chief of Calamba police, identified the rape victim only as alias 'Joy,' 22, a single parent and supermarket cashier.

Sobrepreña stated that Joy approached their station to recount her harrowing experience involving the suspect, later identified as Niño Delos Reyes, 40, an alleged drug offender who not only stole her money and possessions but also raped her.

The victim mentioned that while walking to work, she noticed a motorcycle with its lights on and a man urinating nearby as she continued on her path. The suspect swiftly mounted the motorcycle and trailed the victim as she walked. He overtook her, abruptly obstructed her path with the motorcycle, and promptly aimed a gun at her while announcing a hold-up.

The police immediately took action and arrested Delos Reyes in a follow-up operation along a gasoline station in Barangay Sirang-Lupa, Calamba City, on the same day around 7 PM. Recovered from the suspect's belongings were several identification cards and ATM cards, believed to belong to different individuals and suspected to have been stolen.

The suspect seized the victim's wallet, which contained ₱1,500 in cash, her cellphone, and ATM card. Unsatisfied, he menaced her with threats, forced her onto his motorcycle, and transported her to a forested area where he assaulted her.