PAGADIAN CITY: The PNP
in the nearby Sibugay province is placed on full alert to ensure the protection
of travelers passing in the area.
Zamboanga Sibugay
police director S/ Supt. Robert Roy Bahian issued the order after a new bus from
the Rural Transit Management, Inc. (RTMI) was robbed along the national highway
in Kabasalan, near midnight the other Saturday.
Investigation showed
the heist occurred at Brgy Dipala while the bus was traveling to this city
coming from Zamboanga.
The gunmen took away
undetermined cash and valuables they divested from the passengers including the
service firearm PO3 Jimwell Penales of Vincenzo Sagun who was among the
passengers.
Surprised passengers
said the suspects fled towards Ipil after the robbery.
As this developed, mobile
patrols were intensified along the Zamboanga Sibugay highway to prevent repetition
of the same incident as police are investigating the incident.