Amid the ongoing investigation on the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar, a Senate panel on Tuesday, August 29 cited in contempt the former head of Navotas City Police's Station Investigation and Detective Management Section (SIDMS), after lengthy questioning about skipping the...
A Senate panel on Tuesday, August 22, has cited in contempt two policemen involved in the killing of 17-year old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar and ordered their detention at the Senate. The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, chaired by Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela...
The Navotas City local government announced on Sunday, Aug. 20, that it received an award from the Department of Health (DOH) during the Health Race to End Tuberculosis Annual Awards 2023. Navotas City Vice Mayor Tito Sanchez received the silver plaque in Treatment Coverage Rate of...
Jemboy Baltazar, the 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed by six Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) operatives after they mistook him for a crime suspect last Aug. 2, was brought by his family, relatives and friends to his final resting place at La Loma Cemetery in Caloocan City, on Wednesday,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate the murder of 17-year old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar and urged the Upper Chamber to look into the unabated use of excessive and lethal force by the Philippine National Police (PNP) during anti-crime...
The chief of the Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) was relieved from his post following the death of Jemboy Baltazar, the 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed by six city operatives after they mistook him for a suspect in a shooting incident last Aug. 2. Northern Police District (NPD) Director...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, August 15 renewed his call for lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill mandating the use of body cameras during anti-illegal drug and other anti-crime operations. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) The senator said he finds...
Some 206 Navotas City residents have completed technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses offered by the Navotas Vocational Training and Assessment (NAVOTAAS) Institute while 28 students and teachers became city academic scholars, the local government announced on Monday, Aug. 14. Navotas City Mayor...
Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) Chief Col. Allan Umipig on Monday, Aug. 14, confirmed that 27 city police personnel were relieved from their post following the death of a 17-year old boy who was shot by six operatives after they mistook him for a suspect behind a shooting incident in Barangay...
The Navotas City government announced on Sunday, Aug. 13, that the driver’s licenses of motorists who will be caught violating traffic rules while on the city’s roads will not be confiscated by authorities starting Tuesday, Aug. 15. The “No Confiscation Policy” on driver’s licenses is in...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said the cops involved in the killing of 17-year old Jemboy Baltazar should be charged criminally and administratively. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB Photo) At the same time, Dela Rosa said the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
Navotas City Mayor John Reynald “John Rey” Tiangco on Thursday, Aug. 10, expressed condolences to the family of the 17-year-old boy who was shot dead by six city police officers after they mistook him for a murder suspect they were tracking down in Barangay NBBS on Aug. 2. “We are deeply...