City Lotto Outlet Robbed - Bon tin store also burglarized

TUNGA-TUNGA, MAASIN CITY – A lone gunman armed with a 38 caliber revolver robbed the lotto outlet on R. Garces Street barangay Tunga-Tunga last Monday at around 9 p.m. It was the second lotto branch that was robbed in the city during the last 30 days.

Embolden by the lax law enforcement here the robber entered the lotto stall and announced a holdup. According to Anecita Bernante the sales lady of the adjoining store which is also owned by Vic Raymund Egido Tan and managed by Joel Saavedra Ichon the robber went directly behind Joel pointed the pistol at his head and took their days earnings of P5500 pesos.

She said the robber who looked destitute and hungry was wearing filthy clothes then walked calmly out and had not been seen since.

Bernante told SLT that she had warned Joel that the man had entered his stall but by then it was too late. She said she was attending to a pregnant customer at the time and both of them began to cry when they realized what had happened.

She said she immediately called the owner’s sister and the police.

All that police inspectors Arnel Egido, Dominico Petere and Roderick Ingeniero could deduce was that the robber was around 5’5 inches tall and was wearing a white T-shirt.

SLT correspondent Angelyn Book later learned from a motor cab driver there that he had driven a man to the lotto shop who fit the robber’s description. . He claimed the man was in a hurry and asked if the shop was still open.

As we went to press PNP desk officer Inspector Antonio Gaviola said they had no suspects and no positive leads yet. But that they believed the robber was not from Maasin city because he did not bother to hide his face.

A prominent resident however who lived nearby who refused to be quoted told SLT that the robber was probably miles away by now. Meanwhile we have just learned that the Bon Tin General Merchandize Shop was also robbed at around 8 p.m. last Monday by an armed man fitting the description of the lotto robber. (By ANGELYN BOOK)

No Foul Play in Swede's Death

BARANGAY PASAY, MAASIN CITY – “Last Friday the 13th was the worst day of my life” cried Mary Ann Ortillo, the 34 year old live in partner of popular Swedish national Heinz Jacob Brunner, who died last Friday of an apparent stroke.

The grieving and visibly shocked Mary Ann told SLT she loved Heinz who was a good father and provider and cared for her daughter Shakira.
She admitted she wanted to commit suicide that day and had locked herself in the bathroom but that the bottle of muriatic acid there was empty.
She said Heinz sudden death took them by surprise since they had just had lunch at Jollibee and were preparing to spend the afternoon at the beach.

“I decided to have his body autopsied to find out the exact cause of his death since he had a bump on the left side of his face.”

Mary Ann who teaches at the Ichon National High School in Macrohon said Doctor Angel Cordero, a trained medico-legal officer from Tacloban had performed the autopsy and they were still waiting for the result.

“We met through the internet,” she narrated and had lived in separate rooms of an apartment building in barangay Pacu before moving to our new home here with a swimming pool a year ago. I have informed the Swedish Embassy in Manila about Heinz death and have told his adopted daughter in Sweden about it.” (By ANGELYN BOOK)

Dead Woman Found

BARANGAY COMBADO, MAASIN CITY – The body of a 63 year old business woman was found here below the breakwater by her nephew last weekend. Sensing foul play her family had her autopsied.

It was 21 year old Dennis Batisitil Magallanes of barangay Combado who reported the incident to the city police who were of course the last ones to know about the incident.

Acting on his report SPO3 Basilio Hinunangan PO2 Montederamos rushed to where her lifeless body was and discovered that the victim Edna Ragas was a resident of Barangay Combado.

They said she had left her house at around 2 p.m. and had gone to the beach for a swim and could have drowned because the sea there was deep and had a strong undertow.

Editor’s Note: Unless the city has a doctor with a medico-legal degree, doctors without one, are not authorized to conduct autopsies because they are not trained for the job. This is why post mortem examinations of dead bodies often do not yield evidence that can confirm whether a person had been a victim of foul play. For all we know the poor woman could have died of a heart attack trying to swim back to shore. In any case, we suspect that this case, like many others will find itself among the voluminous unsolved cases in the files of the city’s finest.

Friendly Robber

Jonas Sofronio Agero a 39 year old resident of barangay Abgao, Maasin City told police that he had lost his P3000 black Samsung cell phone and P4000 wristwatch and that his friends claimed it was Reynan Ningaska of barangay Badiang who took them.

Troublesome Smoker Arrested

BARANGAY TUNGA-TUNGA, MAASIN - A police teal led by PO2 Jerry Cortel arrested a man who was beating up Romel Rebosit Cabalejo a baker from Sitio Vallio, Kananga Leyte. Police claim the suspect Renato Nollora Melchor had in his possession two sachets of marijuana.

Editor’s Note: In the highly developed Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland marijuana is considered a relaxant and good for people who are stressed out. It’s legal to smoke marijuana there. But here in the underdeveloped Third World Banana Republic of the Philippines its illegal and anything illegal means money for our law enforcers. When will we grow up?

Copra Buyer Robbed

A copra buying station owned by Charles Luna Gotardo in barangay. Sangahon, Malitbog was robbed by three armed men who he identified as Iñego Sibay Jr. and Bon Batiao both resident of barangay Santa Cruz, Malitbog and Freddie Pejoto a resident of barangay. Kauswagan, Malitbog.
Gotardo said they stole his P23,765 cell phone, Seiko wristwatch, cartoons of cigarettes and other personal belongings. A PNP team led by Malitbog Police Chief Philip Cesar Oñate pursued the feeing suspects and caught up with them at barangay Fatima. After a brief gun battle the suspects fled towards the mountains. Recovered from the scence was a 9mm pistol and three bullets.

SJC Guard Killed in Crash

PANAN-AWAN, MAASIN – A security guard of Saint Joseph College was killed in a road accident here last weekend. According to police reports 39 year old Secundo Alsola Desedes, a resident of barangay Cahagnaan, Maasin City was heading home from work when he swerved to avoid a truck and crashed. Witnesses claim the national road along that portion of Panan-awan was dangerous and the scene of several fatal road accidents this year. Desedes was rushed to the provincial hospital but died 30 minutes later from his head wounds.

Masiao Small Timer Arrested

BARANGAY TAGNIPA, MAASIN – A crack police team led by SPO2 Arnel Egido with back up support from PO2 Dominico Petere and PO2 Herman Lucena Montederamos collared a Masiao Swertres collector named Iñigo Cotoner Paler last Thursday. The 50 year old suspect (who would be jobless otherwise) is a resident of Barangay. Batuan, Maasin City.

Editor’s Note: Don’t these small time Masiao collectors have financiers? And if so, why haven’t the PNP arrested them?

Stabbing Incident

BARANGAY POBLACION, LILOAN – A 55 year old man was stabbed and seriously wounded here while watching parlor games at the town’s “peryahan” last Sunday. Police identified the victim as Atamosa Estancia a resident of Maragusan, Compostela Valley and the suspect as 35 Rommel Gaviola Luperte a resident of barangay Laray, Macrohon.

Estancia suffered a deep wound in the lower chest and was rushed to the Liloan Community Hospital and later transferred to Sogod District Hospital for medical treatment. The suspect who fled after the incident was later arrested inside an unfinished building by a Liloan police team led by its Police Chief Inspector Elizar Gonzaga.

Woman Drowns

BARANGAY MAMBAJAO, MAASIN - The body of a 36 year old woman was washed ashore here last Wednesday. Police believe the woman who was later identified as Lalene Obligado a resident of barangay Mambajao had been wading off shore along Nacoco Beach when strong “habagat” waves pulled her out to sea.

Editor’s Note: Although the Philippines has the second longest coastline in the world a University of the Philippines study showed that only an estimated 20 percent of Filipinos know how to swim. UP is the only school which includes swimming the length of an Olympic size swimming pool as a requirement for graduation.

Budol-Budoled

A 46 year old woman from Barangay Rizal, Maasin City was robbed here in a “budo-budol” sting operation by three unidentified women aboard a sedan. The victim who police identified as Colebonia Geraldo said she was pumped from behind by the suspects who threatened to report her to the police if she did not pay them for damaging their vehicle. Geraldo said she gave them her jewelry and cash worth P20,000.

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