CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City police are still awaiting the issuance of an arrest warrant for the two siblings, who are among five people implicated in the August 6 murder of a university 16 years old in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City.

Pardo Police Station Investigator Senior Police Master Sergeant Geoffrey Gutual said they continue to monitor the movements of the two suspects who were recently seen in Cebu City.

Earlier, two minors and a 22-year-old man, identified as a certain Jether, surrendered to Pardo police to deny any involvement in the murder of Jérôme Estan.

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Police continue to search for two brothers, whom they say were responsible for Estan’s murder.

Complaints for robbery and homicide had already been filed with the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office against these five suspects on August 10, 2022.

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Gutual said the two minors and Jether are now being held in their station detention center, pending the issuance of a court recognizance order, for their transfer to Cebu City Jail.

Additionally, Pardo police continue to monitor the movements of the other two suspects who are still at large.

After Estan’s death, Cebu City Police Bureau (CCPO) officials urge subordinates to reapply Oplan Bulabog to ensure that miners do not loiter during curfew hours which are 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following day.

In the first three nights of Oplan Bulabog’s reimplementation this week, police rescued over 100 minors. Among them, 34 minors were rescued on Tuesday evening, 68 on Wednesday evening and 28 on Thursday evening.

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These rescued minors were handed over to the city’s Social Welfare and Social Services Office and brought to their respective barangays to allow their parents to pick them up.

Authorities are also reminding parents to ensure their children stay home at night. /dcb

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