Robbers kill junkshop worker

MANILA, Philippines - A female junkshop attendant was shot dead by robbers who broke into their shop in Barangay San Martin de Porres, Parañaque City yesterday morning.

Elsie Malipsyado was alone in Kian-Kian Junkshop, located at the corner of Marian Road 2 and East Service Road when two motorcycle-riding men held her up about 10:45 a.m.

Malipsyado refused to give her money, prompting the robbers to shoot her, said city police chief Senior Superintendent Nestor Pastoral.

The robbers, who did not remove their helmets, also pointed guns at bystanders before speeding away.

Malipsyado was rushed to the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Pastoral said police are chasing after the robbers, who took with them a check worth P84,000.