Friday, December 08, 2006
Messenger loses P150T to armed men
By Ruby P. Silubrico
A MESSENGER of a door-to-door courier company lost P150,000 to two armed men yesterday at Barangay Ayong, Cabatuan, Iloilo.
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The victim was Jesus Gomez, 29, of Ayong, Cabatuan and a messenger of BTI Courier Express with office located at Quezon-Ledesma Sts., Iloilo City.
PO2 Reynaldo Baiting of Cabatuan Police Station said that Gomez was riding a motorcycle and was on his way to deliver money to the neighboring village when two men blocked his way.
They poked a gun at Gomez and asked for his money.
Before leaving the place, the two robbers tied Gomez at a waiting shed, covered his mouth and fled.
The robbers used Gomez's motorcycle as their getaway vehicle.
As of press time, the motorcycle wasn't recovered.
Probers theorized that Gomez was under surveillance for a long time./RPSFor more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Davao. (December 8, 2006 issue)
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