Bystanders arrest 2 robbery suspects

Two men are now behind bars after bystanders came to the aid of a 19-year-old woman the suspects robbed in Pasig City Friday night.

Police identified the suspects as construction worker Alexander Duran, 21, and driver Peter Daraon, 41, both residents of Lot 6, Block 5, ES Homes Villa in Antipolo City.

Pharmacy assistant Janeth Mas was walking home along Asucena street in De Castro subdivision at around 11:30 p.m. when Duran and Daraon walked up to her and, at knifepoint, ordered her to hand over her bag containing her wallet and cellular phone.

The two men had just started running to escape when Mas screamed for help. Male bystanders blocked the suspects’ path and arrested them. – Rainier Allan Ronda