The commander of a police station in Taguig was relieved from his post yesterday after four of his subordinates allegedly robbed a Japanese man of at least P30 million in cash and gadgets in Pasig City on Saturday.
P30-M ROBBERY. Four Taguig City cops are arrested for allegedly holding at gunpoint a Japanese and his Filipina partner inside their house in Pasig City and carting away PHP30 million in cash on Saturday morning (Dec. 18, 2021). Rowel Galan, one of two remaining suspects at large, surrendered on Dec. 21, 2021. One civilian was nabbed and one died. (Photo courtesy of NCRPO) MANILA - One of the two suspects in a PHP30-million robbery in Pasig over the weekend has voluntarily surrendered to the vice mayor of Bulusan, Sorsogon, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Thursday. NCRPO Chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., said Rowel Galan surrendered on Tuesday and was turned over to the Pasig City Police the next day. Galan and dismissed police officer Ferdinand Fallaria, who remains at large, were among the suspects who robbed a Japanese national and his Filipina partner of at least PHP30 million in cash and gadgets in Pasig City on Saturday. Other suspects were Taguig poli
One of two men accused of involvement in a P30-million robbery in Pasig City allegedly perpetrated by four Taguig policemen has surrendered to authorities.
(Photo courtesy of NCRPO) MANILA - Four police officers were among the eight suspects who were charged over the robbery of a Japanese national and his Filipina partner in Pasig City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Wednesday. In a statement, NCRPO chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., said charges of robbery and carnapping were filed against Staff Sgt. Jayson Bartolome, Cpl. Merick Desoloc, Cpl. Christian Jerome Reyes, and Pat. Kirk Joshua Almojera before the Pasig City Prosecutor's Office on December 19. Also facing charges are three civilians identified as AJ Mary Agnas, Jhon Carlo Atienza, and Ruwel Galang, and a dismissed police officer identified as Ferdinand Fallaria. Agnas, 22, who allegedly works for the victims Kani Toshihiro and his partner, Joana Marie Espiritu, was arrested while Atienza, 30, was found dead with a gunshot wound at the corner of Kalayaan Avenue and Tolentino Street in Barangay Pinagkaisahan, Makati City. Meanwhile, Galang and Fall