More than P6M carted in Highway Robbery Incident

By JONG D. CADION

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga Del Sur (July 10, 2018) – More that Php6-million worth of jewelries and personal belongings were carted by the armed ssuspect in a Highway Robbery incident transpired fronting Department of Education Regional Office in Tiguma District, Airport road, Pagadian City at about 8:21am of July 9, 2018, Police Official said.

Pagadian City Police Chief Supt Alvin Saguban identified the victims were as Renante Armeñon Ronolo, 28 years old, male, married, ML Lhuiller Company driver and a residents of Balangasan District, Pagadian City and Addis Cortez Ares, 54 years old, male, single, Area Manager at ML Lhuiller with permanent address at Purok Doña Aurora, Ipil, Zaboanga Sibugay and presently residing at Gatas District, Pagadian City.

Initial investigation conducted disclosed that Renante (driver) and the Area Manager boarded on Innova Silver grey bearing with plate number YFR 405 and while traversing the road going Pagadian City Airport suddenly one Toyota Vios color grey vehicle with plate number AEB 7356 overtook and allegedly blocked their way, COP said.

The three unidentified male suspects gun pointed and one who’s wearing blue t-shirt  hammered the glass window at the driver side and forcibly took the alleged items, to wit;

One sling bag containing 1 TB USB worth Three thousand five hundred pesos (P3,500.00),

Two cellular phone  (iPhone 7plus worth sixty eight thousand pesos (P68,000.00) and Samsung keypad worth five hundred pesos (P500.00);

One described as Habagat brand containing Jewelries worth amounting to one million nine hundred four thousand and four hundred pesos (P1,904,400.00) in a  pouch and

Six hundred forty five thousand and eight hundred fifty pesos (P645,850.00) in a pouch and

One Acer laptop worth twenty six thousand five hundred;

One described as black bag containing jewelries worth two million and thirty five thousand and four hundred pesos (P2,035,400.00) and Three million and one thousand three hundred seventy five pesos (P3,001,375.00) worth of jewelries;

One grey bag containing documents and two passports under the name of Mr. Albert Patrimonio Regencia and Mrs. Emmalinda Belara Regencia; and

One bag color grey containing personal things of Mr. Avelino Coningco Varquez Jr,.

After the suspects successfully carted the said bag packs, the four unidentified suspects quickly rides their gate-away vehicle car (Vios) fled to North Direction, He added.

Further investigation conducted averred that Mrs. Emmalinda Belara Regencia, Regional Manager of ML Lhuiller and Avelino Coningco Varquez Jr., driver of Hilux White bearing with plate number ABO 7456 convoyed the Innova, COP also said.

Upon noticed that there were armed male persons stopped/blocked their Innova they then decided to turn their vehicle back away from the armed men, he said.

COP Safguban said that PNP personnel of Pagadian City Police Station are now conducting manhunt operation for possible apprehension of the fleeing suspects and coordination with the neighboring Municipal Police Station to conduct checkpoint.

The Pagdian City Police Station are srtill conducting follow up/in-depth investigation as to the identification of the suspects.