5 Killed in EDSA Robbery Holdup

**chua_riwap** · June 1st, 2007 06:43 AM

Five Killed in EDSA Bus Robbery Holdup

Manila Times

FIVE people were killed when a group of armed men robbed a passenger bus Thursday morning along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. Three of the robbers were arrested and were identified as Ryan Ibarra, 22; Jojo Baytasan, 27; and Ronnie Hernandez, 27, while three other suspects were killed during the exchange of fire with police officers. Recovered from them were three .45-caliber pistols and a 9-mm pistol.

Initial reports said the robbers numbering to six boarded a Navotas-bound JMK busline (TWK-291) on Buendia in Makati City at around 9 a.m. The robbers who were armed with handguns and grenades then declared the holdup upon reaching Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong City and started taking cash and belongings of the passengers and the earnings of the bus.

Upon reaching Cubao, one of the passengers was able to get off the bus and immediately inform the authorities about the on going robbery. Quezon City police, Sr. Supt. Magtanggol Gatdula, in a television interview aired on ANC channel said QCPD mobile group chase the suspects and was able to stop the bus near the cloverleaf area in Balintawak after firing at its tires.

The frustrated suspects then shot and killed the bus driver, initially identified as Lauro Santos of Angat, Bulacan, and a passenger identified only as a certain Veloso after the latter attempted to get off the bus while it was stalled near Balintawak. The robbers then got off the bus and were able to commandeer a red Mitsubishi Adventure (CSX 806) and took off toward the North Luzon Expressway.

The police chase continue until the suspects was forced to abandon the vehicle near a subdivision in Lawang Bato, in Valenzuela City because there were already running in flat tires. The suspect then fled toward a residential area but police was able to kill two of the suspects in the process.

The remaining robbers tried to commandeer a dump truck but authorities were able to catch up with them and killed another suspect prompting the others to give up.

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I saw this news item at 24 Oras. Patay yung 3 holdaper, at nahuli naman yung 3. Sa Ch. 2, nakunan pa yung habulan. Pero minalas yung bus driver at isang passenger.

Kudos to our law enforcers.

Ubusin niyo na silang lahat!

**Galactus** · June 1st, 2007 07:19 AM

Kawawa naman yung bus driver at pasahero. Sana hindi na lang nila inaresto, tinuluyan na sana lahat. They'll just post bail, and then mangho-holdap na naman yang mga yan...

**boybi** · June 1st, 2007 07:32 AM

Kaka-exit ko palang from the NLEX (mga 15-20min) when I heard this sa radio. The robbers were firing at the police, buti walang natamaan na ibang mga motorists.

**vince168** · June 1st, 2007 07:56 AM

Excerpt from Inquirer.net

The suspects dragged Cruz, Villatima, and another female passenger towards the Chowking restaurant where a maroon Mitsubishi Adventure (CSX-806) was parked. The passengers were able to get away from the suspects who ordered at gunpoint the driver of the car to drive towards the North Luzon Expressway.

The car drove through the toll gates past the barricade while pursuing cops were delayed when NLEX toll keepers reportedly insisted that they pay the toll.

Mobile patrol units from the Motorcycle Anti-Street Crime Operations, the QCPD, and the Caloocan City Police waited for 10 minutes until NLEX security officers raised the barricade.

Yan ang matindi in hot pursuit na sinisingil pa ang pulis.

**oliver1013** · June 1st, 2007 08:05 AM

Alat naman nung adventure nagaantay lang sa Chowking nadamay pa.

**Syuryuken** · June 1st, 2007 08:09 AM

Dapat natigok na lang lahat mga hayuf na holdaper pamalit man lang sa buhay ng pasahero at driver.

Yung isang bumulagta pinutukan pa ng isang SWAT talagang sinigurado na hindi na mabubuhay.

**pobreparin** · June 1st, 2007 08:22 AM

sorry kung I will sound anti-Christian pero....
dapat nga talaga tinuluyan na lang lahat...sigurado ito..pagka-interview sa tv,daig pa maamong tupa at ang linya eh "maawa na kayo sa amin...wala lang makain pamilya namin..."...eh pano na yung pamilya nung mga napatay nyo?yung driver na nagpapakahirap magtrabaho ng marangal.....
meron pang grupo ng holduper na ang ruta naman is yung mga baclaran na bus passing from makati or edsa...then announce ng holdup sa baclaran.....
ilan na rin ang mga napatay ng mga ito....sana mauso ulit sa manila yung mga vigilante group na nagtutumba sa mga ganitong uri ng tao....

**pobreparin** · June 1st, 2007 08:24 AM

dapat din kasuhan at ikulong yung mga NLEX toll keepers at security na nag-cause ng delay sa mga authorities....pwede sabihin na accomplice din sila....

**CVT** · June 1st, 2007 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by pobreparin

sorry kung I will sound anti-Christian pero....
dapat nga talaga tinuluyan na lang lahat...sigurado ito..pagka-interview sa tv,daig pa maamong tupa at ang linya eh "maawa na kayo sa amin...wala lang makain pamilya namin..."...eh pano na yung pamilya nung mga napatay nyo?yung driver na nagpapakahirap magtrabaho ng marangal.....
meron pang grupo ng holduper na ang ruta naman is yung mga baclaran na bus passing from makati or edsa...then announce ng holdup sa baclaran.....
ilan na rin ang mga napatay ng mga ito....sana mauso ulit sa manila yung mga vigilante group na nagtutumba sa mga ganitong uri ng tao....

Katoliko ako,- pero hindi mo maiiwasang isipin na sana nga ay tinepok na ang lahat ng mga holdapers na ito.... Kawawa naman ang mga pamilya ng mga taong pinatay nila ng walang kalaban-laban....

2801:clap:

**GerardTagayty** · June 1st, 2007 09:02 AM

scary! nun mga oras na yun e nasa area ako na yun ah! hays galing MOA punta ortigas...

kawawa man at may namatay alam nila na maaring mangyari sa kanila yun dahil sa ginawa nila...