{"id":129354,"date":"2017-11-07T22:44:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T03:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=129354"},"modified":"2017-11-07T22:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T03:44:38","slug":"pasay-police-nabs-suspect-in-grab-driver-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/07\/pasay-police-nabs-suspect-in-grab-driver-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasay police nabs suspect in Grab driver killing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The suspect in the killing of Grab car driver Gerardo Maquidato Jr. was arrested by the authorities on Tuesday night. (Photo<\/a>: Divine Lactao Ornum\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The suspect in the killing of Grab car driver Gerardo Maquidato Jr. was arrested by the authorities on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

According to a report of Unang Balita, authorities served Narc Tulod Delemios, also known as \u201cNikolo\u201d or \u201cMiko,\u201d an arrest warrant at his home in Barangay Sto. Ni\u00f1o, Pasay City past 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Supt. Gene Licud, city\u2019s assistant chief of police for operations, said the 25-year-old suspect is now under police custody after he surrendered himself upon arrest.<\/p>\n

After Delemios\u2019 arrest, authorities brought him to a construction site in Tarlac City where policemen found Maquidato\u2019s sport utility vehicle (SUV), which he used to pick up his gunman passenger.<\/p>\n

Delemios certainly identified the victim\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n

In an advisory sent to the media, the Southern Police District (SPD) said that the suspect would be presented at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Quezon City.<\/p>\n

Family of Gino Balbuena, who was also allegedly killed by Delemios after an insignificant fight during a basketball game, went to the Pasay City Police Station after being notified of Delemios\u2019 arrest.<\/p>\n

“Nasiko siya ng anak ko. ‘Yun lang, tapos nagkahamunan, marami pong nakakita kasi maraming…nagkakara krus, nakita siya. Walang nakalapit kasi may hawak silang baril. Kaya walang nakatulong sa anak ko<\/em>\u00a0[He (Delemios) was elbowed by my son. That was it, then they dared each other, many witnessed it because there were a lot of people playing a coin game \u2018Kara Krus.\u2019 \u00a0No one dared to come closer since they were holding a gun. That is why no one was able to help my son],” Gailee Hernandez, mother of Balbuena, was quoted saying in a GMA report.<\/p>\n

The gunman was identified by the police through the help of his live-in partner, Giselle, who volunteered to cooperate with the authorities.<\/p>\n

Giselle told the police that her mobile phone was used by the suspect to book a GrabCar ride last October 26, along F.B. Harrison Street.<\/p>\n

On the same day, Maquidato was found dead on Bonanza Street in Barangay 189. A witness narrated that he heard a gunshot at around 7:50 p.m and saw a lifeless man dumped out of a silver Toyota Innova. He said that the suspect fled using the victim\u2019s vehicle after he dumped the dead body.<\/p>\n

Delemios has a standing warrant of arrest issued by a Para\u00f1aque court in February 2015 for the slay case of a man in 2014.<\/p>\n

The slain Grab driver was hailed as \u201cgood Samaritan\u201d by many after his story went viral on social media months ago. Many praised the driver for helping a sick passenger to pick up bags of blood for her dialysis, but did not ask for payment for the trip out of kindness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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