Anna, 54, her husband Roque Serra, 58, and their Australian visitor Victor Gutchie were surprised when armed men rushed inside their house at around 2 a.m. At gunpoint, the robbers declared a hold-up.
They carted away P24,530 in Philippine currency, 2,670 Australian dollars, 295 US dollars, 25 Canadian dollars, gold ring amounting to P20,000, necklace worth 100 US dollars, other valuables including bags, shoes, camera, cell phones wrist watch, and different cards amounting to 6,200 Australian dollars. The couple immediately called the police. A checkpoint was immediately in place until two of them were arrested.
Nabbed at the checkpoint on Poblacion, Maasin were Joel Perante, 37, and Carmelo Muel, also of Maasin Iloilo. They are reportedly Cafgu members and connected with the 12 Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. "Hopefully, we can arrest them as soon as possible and put them in jail.
They are all identified and our men are working hard to arrest them," Coronel said. Write letter to the editor.
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