SK kagawad wanted for rape in Batangas nabbed in Iloilo


CAMP MALVAR, Batangas City – Police nabbed a 25-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad (councilor) wanted for rape and lascivious conduct in Batangas in Barangay Poblacion, Carles, Iloilo on Monday, July 17.

Batangas police chief Police Col. Samson Belmonte, in his report to Police Regional Office 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces, identified the suspect as Jerald Herradura, alias “Jeboy,” a resident of Sitio Bagacay Dako, an island village in Barangcalan, Carles.

The suspect was arrested through a warrant issued on November 15, 2022 by the Regional Trial Court Branch 83, Tanauan City, for two counts of rape, with no bail recommended, and lascivious conduct with a bail of P200,000.

Belmonte vowed that they will serve justice anywhere in the country.

“Justice knows no boundaries and it will be served anywhere in the Philippines by Batangas PNP. The police force of Batangas is always working beyond the clock to ensure that our mandate of serving and protecting is being done properly,” said Belmonte.