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Friday, December 29, 2006
Unitop Tagbilaran loses P.5M to robbers
TAGBILARAN CITY -- Three days after their outlet in Ormoc City got burned, the Unitop General Merchandising branch in Tagbilaran, Bohol Province lost at least P500,000 to two armed robbers Thursday.
The robbers, who struck at 10 a.m., also shot two store employees, one of whom was in critical condition. The attack didn't take place inside the store, though.
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The robbers accosted secretary Ruffa Balingit, 23, and security guard Dalmacio Casiemcimanor, 22, who were walking on CPG Ave.
One shot the guard in the chest, while the other grabbed the bag Balingit was carrying.
When Balingit refused to let go of the bag that held some P500,000 cash, the robber shot her as well. A bullet grazed her neck.
Bag in hand, the robbers fled on a yellow motorcycle.
Witnesses rushed the two Unitop employees to the Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in Tagbilaran City.
Chief Inspector Jacinto Cesar, the city's top police official, said they suspected the Boak gang of involvement in the robbery, but have yet to speak with the two employees to get more information.
Investigators have yet to establish how the robbers knew the two employees were carrying that much cash with them.
Since the fire that killed 27 persons in the Ormoc store last Christmas Day, Unitop's branches in Cebu, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu cities have been inspected for compliance with fire safety regulations. (From PSS of Superbalita)
For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Davao. (December 29, 2006 issue)
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