NYD volunteers robbed inside rented apartment

CEBU, Philippines — Three volunteers for the National Youth Day event were robbed by the caretaker of the apartment they were renting along Jimenez Street, Barangay Ward 2, Minglanilla, Cebu about 4:15 a.m. yesterday.

Victims Jewil Medina Tabiola, 19, from Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City; Francesca Ylyson Pangilinan Regelado, 20, from Barangay Urgello, Cebu City; and Kim Robert John Almasan, 23, from Barangay Cambanag, Danao City reported to the police that they have lost their belongings they had left inside their rented unit.

The missing items include an olive green bag with used clothes worth about P7,000; a black sling bag with identification cards and P500, earphones, two watches, a mobile phone worth P6,000 and a pink wallet with P300, another wallet with P600 and a laptop.

Minglanilla Police Station Chief Verniño Noserale said the suspect Anderson Resane, 37, was pointed to by the victims as the one who stole their items.

Resane reportedly told Regalado that her bag was near the comfort room.  When she checked her bag, she noticed that her wallet and watch were already missing.

When she told her friends about it, they later realized that they have been robbed.

When personnel of the Minglanilla Police Station inspected the room the victims were renting, they saw that there were no signs of forced entry.

Noserale said the room may have been accessed through a key.

Resane is still at large.

"It was on their own accord nga naa sila nag-rent.  Wala labot ang organizers sa National Youth Day. At large ang suspek but nafilan na ug kaso," he said.

Shot by Robber

Meanwhile, a civil engineer was shot by a robber along Bonifacio Street Corner M.J. Cuenco Street, Barangay Tinago, Cebu City around midnight the other day.

Victim Ian John Muelan Juayang, 25, a resident of Barangay Tinago, Cebu City but a native of San Remegio, Antique, was walking with his friend when a theft came and pointed a gun at them.

They were told to give their belongings.

His friend, Jonas Labian, 26, turned over his items but the victim refused, which prompted the suspect to fire at him.

The suspect took his wallet and immediately left the crime scene.

Juayang, who suffered from a gunshot wound to his chest, was brought to the Cebu City Medical Center.

As of this writing, the victim is still recuperating from the gunshot wound.

Waterfront Police Station Chief Joemar Pomarejos said they have a person of interest who has the same modus.  They are now coordinating with the other police stations. — GAN (FREEMAN)