Taxicab driver falls victim to 3 robbers

A 37-year-old taxi driver lost at least P1,800 to three unidentified robbers who robbed him along San Miguel Street in barangay Lorega-San Miguel yesterday dawn.

The victim, identified as Jorge Castañares of Triple K Taxi, reported the incident to the Parian Police Station.

The victim told police that two of the robbers, who were armed with a handgun and a knife, are in their early 20s while the other is in his 30s.

According to Castañares, the robbers boarded his cab at Fuente Osmeña and asked him to bring them to Lorega-San Miguel.

But upon reaching the area, the two younger robbers who were seated at the back passenger seat pulled out a knife and a gun and announced the hold-up. The other robber then divested the victim of his money.

The robbers immediately alighted the cab and fled towards the interior portion of the barangay while the victim went to the police to report the incident.

The victim said he did not put up a fight since he feared for his life.

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man fell victim to an unidentified theft who stole five sacks of dried squid from his parked vehicle along Pasteur Street in barangay Apas.

The victim, Yuri Oni, a resident in the area, told the Theft and Robbery Section of the city police that he discovered the incident only yesterday.

He told police that he parked the multicab with the five sacks of dried squid at the roadside last April 1. But yesterday morning, he discovered that the sacks containing at least P100,000 worth of dried squid were lost. - Edwin Ian Melecio/LPM