Bulacan fast becoming carjack capital?

[lightning099]

(from The Philippine Star 01/24/2007)

BOCAUE, Bulacan — Carjacking incidence may have dropped in Quezon City, but it’s on the rise in Bulacan.

Yesterday, two carjacking incidents were recorded in the province, one in Pulilan town and the other in this town.

Police said a black Toyota RAV-4 (NAN-15) owned by businessman Marlon Melencio, 30, was forcibly taken by three unidentified armed men at Brgy. Poblacion, Pulilan town around 1:30 a.m. yesterday.

Melencio was onboard the vehicle and was maneuvering when the suspects with drawn fire arms stopped him and drove his vehicle away.

About the same time, a black Honda City (XHM-387), was also forcibly taken from Romina Santiago y Reyes by four unidentified armed men.

Superintendent Sheldon Jacaban, head of the provincial intelligence investigation branch of the provincial police office said the car was actually owned by a certain Maritess Hozmizo y Santiago who resides at Villarica Homes, Lolomboy, Bocaue.

He said a green Honda CRV blocked the path of Santiago and ordered her to get off at gun point.

Santiago told police that the suspects were armed with M-16 assault rifles and caliber 45 pistols.

Earlier, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) was stolen at Brgy. Turo here just after New Year.

Sources said that the owner of the SUV was buying pyrotechnics when unidentified men boarded the vehicle and drove away.

[IMm29]

Watched the news last night about the stolen Honda City. Yeah, apparently carnapper/carjackers have relocated somewhat. I do not in any way condone what they do, pero sana man lang kunin na lang nila yung sasakyan at wag na nila saktan yung mga pasahero. Ingat na lang mga Tsikoteers.

[BoEinG_747]

Bulacan fast becoming carjack capital?

plano pa agawan pa ng Title ang Quezon City (Congressional/Tandang Sora)

di ba sa Bocaue din iyon fortuner naman dati,dami na din kasi mga bigatin de kotse jan sa Bulacan at hindi pa masyado visible mga pulis kaya mas madali

tapos lapit din sa kapalangan

[zero]

madali na sa kanila dalhin sa san simon, pampanga para katayin ang mga sasakyan. napaka-mura daw dun ng surplus parts, body kits & accessories. legal pa daw ang mga shops dun dahil may business permits (parang banaue/evangelista!).

[mhelskie]

sa bulacan kse madali na tumakas lalo na kung madaling araw, dami mo pde daanan...at ang dami na ding mga talyer dito na pdeng pagdalhan(accomplice?). Ingat tyo mga peeps, kaya ung friend ko na bumili Fortuner late last year nde magamit gamit ung SUV nya pag alam nyang gagabihin sya ng uwi from their family business sa Bulacan

[mazdamazda]

pag may humarang... sagasaan na... :car:

[gearspeed]

pag may humarang... sagasaan na... :car:

Oo nga pag may humarang sagasaan na.
Napanood ko din yung news tungkol dun sa honda city.Kakatakot na ata bumili ng bagong tsikot ngayon ah.

[Syuryuken]

Sa Pulilan pa naman kami nagpapaumaga pag bumibiyahe kami.

Wala kasing katrapik-trapik dyan pag madaling araw madali lang tumakas mga carnapper dami pa nilang pwedeng daanan.

[BoEinG_747]

pag may humarang... sagasaan na... :car:

sabay yuko ,baka paulanan ng bala ang sasakyan ng nanagasa

[Sarsi]

tsk, tsk, tsk.... bad publicity na naman ito sa aming lugar hehehe

[oldblue]

magsisilbing buffer na ang tarlac, pampanga and bulacan sa carjacking cases. umuunlad kasi mga probinsyang ito eh

[mikmik316]

the governor should be blamed here since she has not prioritized law & order sa kanyang probinsya... puro I.T. at eco-tourism inaatupag.... tsk tsk

[CVT]

I was in Bulacan(Marilao-Sta. Maria-San Jose Del Monte) over the weekend and I was thinking about this thread. It will be very hard for the carnappers to get away fast because the condition of the road in that area is just too appalling!...

Unless of course, the authorities are looking at the other way.....

:beam:

[architect]

Unless of course, the authorities are looking at the other way..... :beam:

A little bit OT - My cousin was kidnapped last year while tending to his farm in Bulacan. To his surprise, the mastermind turned out to be one of the town's (or city's?) highest elected officals. The guy had the gall to show his face when he demanded that my cousin sign over the farm's deed to his name.

Fortunately for my cousin, the deed was not in his name so he couldn't personally sign it over. Instead his family ended up paying a huge amount for his freedom.

So I would have to disagree the authorities may be looking the other way - they might very well be monitoring everything.

[mazdamazda]

architect...

mag sampa kayo ng complaint sa ombudsman against that official... kapag walang nagreklamo kasi patuloy lang ang pang gagago ng mga yan.

[evs_13]

oo nga, halos lahat ng carjack na binabalita, sa bulacan yata nagyayari. sana may magawa naman ang local government about dito.

or, baka naman may kasabwat na politiko dahil malapit na ang eleksion nagtatanong lang po ang inyong abang lingkod!!!

[Sarsi]

I was in Bulacan(Marilao-Sta. Maria-San Jose Del Monte) over the weekend and I was thinking about this thread. It will be very hard for the carnappers to get away fast because the condition of the road in that area is just too appalling!...

Unless of course, the authorities are looking at the other way.....

:beam:

sinabi mo pa,bro. kaya nakakatamad na umuwi sa sta. maria. sa starbucks festivall na lang makapunta at makainom ng kape

[architect]

architect...

mag sampa kayo ng complaint sa ombudsman against that official... kapag walang nagreklamo kasi patuloy lang ang pang gagago ng mga yan.

The family has been threatened with worse reprisal should they report to the proper authorities. Not knowing which authorities to trust complicates reporting the case. Moreover, even if they know the right one, who is to protect them from further violence?

As is quite common with other kidnapping cases, migrating abroad seems to be the best option. Of course, that means shutting down their businesses and rendering their workers jobless.

[oldblue]

A little bit OT - My cousin was kidnapped last year while tending to his farm in Bulacan. To his surprise, the mastermind turned out to be one of the town's (or city's?) highest elected officals. The guy had the gall to show his face when he demanded that my cousin sign over the farm's deed to his name.

Fortunately for my cousin, the deed was not in his name so he couldn't personally sign it over. Instead his family ended up paying a huge amount for his freedom.

So I would have to disagree the authorities may be looking the other way - they might very well be monitoring everything.

grabe parang bong revilla movies ah

[architect]

grabe parang bong revilla movies ah

Am not familiar with bong revilla movies but yes what happened could sardonically be described as life imitating art (if bong revilla movies can be considered as such) since it is quite difficult to believe unless you heard it directly from the victim's family and were involved in family discussions.

And unlike the make pretend world of movie-making, this one has real-life and potentially disastrous and irreversible results, not to mention the rippling effects of workers losing their jobs when company owners decide to migrate abroad to avoid becoming victims again.