6 cops in Jemboy’s death ordered arrested

A Navotas court orders the arrest of six cops involved in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode "Jemboy" Baltazar.

Those ordered arrested by virtue of a warrant issued by Navotas City Regional Trial Court Branch 286 were Police Executive Master Sergeant Roberto Balais Jr., Police Staff Sergeant Gerry Maliban, Police Staff Sergeant Antonio Bugayong, Police Staff Sergeant Nikko Esquilon, Police Corporal Edmark Jake Blanco, and Patrolman Benedict Mangada.

No bail is recommended as the six suspects are facing murder charges.

Baltazar died on 2 August 2023 when he was mistakenly killed in a police operation in Barangay North Bay Boulevard South Kaunlaran.