3 men arrested for robbery

CEBU, Philippines - A man who stole five cellular phones from a house in barangay Bakilid, Mandaue City yesterday lost the loot to two snatchers.

Justine Ancheta, 28, of sitio Lahing-Lahing, barangay Mabolo, Cebu City was arrested after Vanessa Panerio, 20, sought assistance from the Subangdaku police station.

Panerio said she awoke when her children’s toys fell on the floor. When she checked, she saw Ancheta running away. She called for help.

 She found her shoulder bag which contained five cellular phones missing.

 Ancheta was arrested but the phones were gone.

P/Insp. Ramil Morpos, OIC of the Subangdaku police station said when Ancheta ran away from Panerio’s house, two bystanders who heard the woman call for help, blocked his path, then mauled him. They then allegedly walked away with the shoulder bag.

The two bystanders were later identified as Jade Panugaling, 28, of barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City and Jaymark Sacedor, 25, of barangay Bakilid, Mandaue City.

Panugaling denied they stole the phones.

“Nitabang ra man unta mi. Kami naman hinoon nadautan,” Panugaling said.

Panugaling and Sacedor are being detained with Ancheta. — (FREEMAN)