Panagbenga fest visitors stripped of money, gadgets

BAGUIO CITY – Visitors from Laguna and one from Bataan who came here for the Panagbenga Festival main highlights last March 10 were stripped of their belongings worth thousands of pesos and valuables by thieves in the dead of night.

A police report said the theft happened around 2:30 to 4 a.m. that night at No. 15 Mines View. 

Policed did not discount possibility of an inside job.

Complainants staying and working Laguna were named as Kevin Comita Cordoves, 27, DRRM employee whose Iphone 6 worth P8,000 was taken; Nathaniel Sabado Molinas, 25, municipal encoder whose DSLR camera with lens and charger worth P80,000 and cash worth P7,000 were taken and Jobert Amparado Novenario, 34, DRRM employee whose Azuz phone worth P7,000, cash worth P2,100 and  bag with clothes were taken.

Other victims were Annie Santa Ana Angat, 40, municipal employee whose power bank, charger, Iphone and cash worth P7,000 were stolen; Jasper Agustin Monfero, 41, municipal employee whose buddy bag, cell phone charger, cash of P5,000 were taken and Krich Villasurda Monfero, 29, municipal nurse.

Taken from Monfero were Samsung Plus worth P16,000.

Also victimized were Ruel Piswenga Borgonia, 48, municipal driver whose cash worth P8,500 was taken; Pablito Pabs Platero, 26 whose Iphone 6S worth P 16,000.00 was stolen; Coleen Sabado Sulebet, 19, of Pilar Bataan  whose two power banks, cash worth P600, IPAD worth P30,000 were stolen and Bon Bryan Cordova Palacol, 25, DRRM.

Taken from the latter were cash worth P2,500 and LG V20  worth P12,500.

Also stolen from Marcial De Guzman Tado, 22, municipal CCTV operator were Calvin Klien bag with power bank, sunglasses.

Andreus Ben Hur Villasorda Monfero, 32, executive assistant of Laguna also lost cash worth of P50,000 to thieves.

Investigation disclosed that unidentified suspect/s used the main door as their point of entry and exit. While inside the house, suspect/s proceeded to the rooms of the victims which were not locked then took the items. Interview conducted with the victims revealed they only discovered the theft when they woke up around 5 a.m. They said they did not hear any dog bark. No CCTV was also installed in the area.