Robbery Incident in Pagadian

PAGADIAN CITY (April 27, 2019) – More or less P50K was carted by the unidentified suspect in a Robbery incident transpired at Purok Daraan, Barangay Gubang, Pagadian City.

Lt. Col. Alvin Saguban, City Police Chief identified the victim as Eliezer Duyag y Perolino, 42 years old, male, married, Barangay Treasurer of Brgy Gubang, Pagadian City and a resident of Purok Daraan, Gubang, Pagadian City.

Investigation disclosed that at about 2:30 PM of April 26, 2019, two (2) gray Toyota Hilux (Pick-Up) boarded by unidentified persons arrived at the covered court of Brgy. Gubang, Pagadian City.

The one who was wearing face mask fired an M16 rifle in the air hitting the roof of the covered court which caused panic of the people thereat and another one of the male person allegedly identified as certain Joy Getigan.

At the time of the incident, the victim was at the covered court that was finger-pointed by one of the armed men.

The victim immediately run to the back of the Barangay hall and was chased by the said armed men and cornered thereat.

One of the male persons ordered him to drop and fired his firearm twice and another stepped on his neck as he dropped to the ground where his pack bag was taken allegedly contain a unit cellular phone with estimated amount of five thousand and cash amount of more or less forty-eight thousand pesos (Php48,000.00).

As the group boarded their get-away vehicle, they left the pack bag with the zipper already opened and was already emptied of the foregoing money.

The suspects fled towards Barangay Macasing, Pagadian City right after the incident.

Recovered at the crime scene were three (3) fired cartridges of cal. 5.56 M16 rifle.