Terror at Gateway

[wally]

Today is the start of my 2nd life! I feel so because of what I just went through at the hands of a gun-toting individual whom I had a most unfortunate encounter with yesterday evening at the parking lot of Gateway in Cubao.

I had just rounded the corner following the exit arrows leasing towards the exit of the underground parking lot when to my surprise a grey Mitsubishi Adventure going the wrong way appears before me. Since it was a bit tight, I motion to him to look at the directional sign but I get a dirty finger instead and a mouthfull of what I surmise could be invectives basing from the movements of his mouth.

Since he was travelling with his wife and son whom I could see in his car, I thought that he would just let it pass and move by the side to let me through. I was mistaken, he alights from his car and rushes towards me. I thought I could still reason out with him but he was just so full of rage at this time. I go down from my car and all hell breaks loose, he hurls invectives at me all the time pointing his finger at my face. I told him that he was the one who committed a mistake going against traffic but he did not care at all. Then out of nowhere he pulled out a gun, cocked it and pointed it at me, then he told me “ sino ngayon ang matapang”. The only thing I could do was to tell him “babarilin mo ako para lang dito?”.

At this piont my whole life passes through my eyes and then I started to shout to attract the guard on duty. It took some time before a guard and a car washer would arrive but before that, the gunman further aggravated the situation by saying “putang ina ka! Sumbong sa guard, lang pala kaya mo!” However, as soon as he saw the guard, he went back to his car and and rushed towards the exit, I narrated to the guard what transpired and asked them to hold the Mitsubishi Adventure at the gate and call the police. They then asked me to move aside and not follow so as not to aggravate the situation further.

After a couple of very tense minutes, the guard went back to me and told me that the gunman got away! He said they tried to hold him but they were a bit intimidated by him. Quoting from the guard he said “ sobrang yabang sir,pinag-sisigawan kami lahat, opisyal daw siya, may kapangyarihan daw siya sa Cubao kasi Konsehal daw siya ng Cubao.” he said further, “Sabi ko mag-usap kayo sa security office pero ang sabi aabangan ka daw niya sa labas!” WTF!!!

At this juncture, I felt so outraged and so helpless at the same time! The security guards of Gateway could not do anything to “provide security”, ensure saftey of their patrons and at the least , do things the right way. They let go of the gunman, let themselves be intimidated and then they tell me just to take it easy. The only clue they could provide me was a name w/c according to them was certain “Larry”, apprently, he shouted at them and proclaimed who he was and how powerful he was. Another guard provided me with the plate number of the adventure and asked for name address etc. I asked if they would write a report but I got a mumble for an answer.

Not knowing what will happen next and worried that the so-called konsehal ng Cubao would make good his threat to wait for me and maybe waylay me , I decided to drive out of Gateway and head straight to the police detatchment. Sadly, the atmosphere at the Cubao precinct did not seem conducive and I did not have an incident report from the Security Guard anyway so decided to head for home. It was one long tense drive home!

I had always followed all traffic rules at every opportunity since I learned to drive decades ago. I do not have any criminal or even civil liabilities and consider myself a law-abiding, quiet and simple citizen. And this **** happens and you feel so helpless At least i’m alive and will wake another day to enjoy the company of my family.

So sorry for the long rant, I know you will all understand, but I do hope that this does not happen to any of you or your family, life is just so precious. If he is indeed a “konsehal” of Cubao,I shudder at the thought of he treats his constituents and I really feel sad for all those who voted for him to be their Civil Servant!

[chua_riwap]

Yabang naman ni Konsehal Ogags! Baka naman kagawad lang ng Brgy. ang kumag. Pero buti na lang Bro at hinayaan mo na lang. Mahirap din yung masyadong matapang. De baril yung kausap mo. Baka kung napaano ka pa.

May CCTV camera ba sa Gateway parking? Baka nai-record yung buong incident.

[ianmitsulancer]

what the...! yes, aside from the CCTV, was the security guard sane enough to get the plate number of the Adventure?! pwedeng kasuhan ang kupal na yan!

despite of that, im glad that you are still alive... try to clear your mind of the incident, spend more time with your family and keep yourself busy with whatever you feel fulfilled with [SIZE=1](as long as it is good)[/SIZE]. i hope that helps po.

[ans_lim168]

Just be happy you are stilll in one piece, the guards should have done their duty, they are security take note security guards, they should have done their best to help out, like preventing this thug from leaving the premises and at least get help from a police assistance center in Gateway.

[jaymd]

Isumbong mo kay tulfo! Nakuha mo plates? post mo dito. Ingat bro

[shadow]

file a police blotter, since meron kang "eyewitness" sa mga guard na aabangan ka daw ng gago na yun!

I would say pursue a case against that thug..

post the plate number here....

[reaper629]

Pa post ng Plate Number, ang yabang naman nun, dapat doon kinukulong para matauhan, ang baril pang self-defense hindi pang takot ng ibang tao, nakakaasar un ah

[woohoo]

At this juncture, I felt so outraged and so helpless at the same time! The security guards of Gateway could not do anything to “provide security”, ensure saftey of their patrons and at the least , do things the right way. They let go of the gunman, let themselves be intimidated and then they tell me just to take it easy. The only clue they could provide me was a name w/c according to them was certain “Larry”, apprently, he shouted at them and proclaimed who he was and how powerful he was. Another guard provided me with the plate number of the adventure and asked for name address etc. I asked if they would write a report but I got a mumble for an answer.

Naman, naman... YES, HE HAS THE PLATE NUMBER!

[vinj]

You have the plate number and witnesses. If there is no cooperation in the police precinct i'm pretty sure you can find other means by going up higher the ladder or reporting this to a media person, it just takes time, patience and good karma. Guys like that do not deserve to get away. AMP, Konsehal lang yan (malamang alalay lang yan ng Konsehal or something)... what's next, he'll try to go for Congress???

IMO, you did the right thing by trying to get attention. Because of that, I'm very sure he was much more scared then you were but he just had to find his way to get out. If you guys kept him there longer and blocked him off patay siya once more guards come in and you get the police over.

Maybe someone here at tsikot has the right connection in the QCPD. A ranking official in the QCPD used to be our instructor in ROTC (i respect that guy since he was very simple and low key and he took his Saturdays just to train college students in Law Enforcement) but unfortunately i've lost touch with him.

[shadow]

post mo yun plate number meron isang member dito na meron connection sa LTO and he can get you the details nun owner ng Adventure

[renzo_d10]

Grabe, not just he has a gun or what, pwede na siya mag mayabang. And diba ang gateway may parang electronic na harang sa parking? ( whatever you call it ) yung itinataas lang whenever you paid for the fee? Dapat hindi na tinaas yun kahit nagbayad na siya. Iyan ang mahirap pag may baril eh, porket may baril, sasabihin mong CIDG ka, Barangay official ka. Hay nako, makahanap sana yan ng katapat. Yung tipong wala siyang baril, then yung nakaaway niya naman meron, at sana barilin siya




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[Sarsi]

post the plate number here and we'll help you to get the details from LTO. makukuha nag pangalan ng owner at description ng sasakyan.

[ongpin_2]

hi bossing, madalas din ako sa area na yan and i am more than willing to help u para ma-trace yang kumag na yan. u should call 982-7777 and look 4 mr. mike enriquez' c/o imbestigador. naghhanap tlga ng ganyang cases ang mga makakausap mo roon. madami talgang ganyan character na dapat mabigyan ng lecture.

[isketi]

Today is the start of my 2nd life! I feel so because of what I just went through at the hands of a gun-toting individual whom I had a most unfortunate encounter with yesterday evening at the parking lot of Gateway in Cubao.

I had just rounded the corner following the exit arrows leasing towards the exit of the underground parking lot when to my surprise a grey Mitsubishi Adventure going the wrong way appears before me. Since it was a bit tight, I motion to him to look at the directional sign but I get a dirty finger instead and a mouthfull of what I surmise could be invectives basing from the movements of his mouth.

Since he was travelling with his wife and son whom I could see in his car, I thought that he would just let it pass and move by the side to let me through. I was mistaken, he alights from his car and rushes towards me. I thought I could still reason out with him but he was just so full of rage at this time. I go down from my car and all hell breaks loose, he hurls invectives at me all the time pointing his finger at my face. I told him that he was the one who committed a mistake going against traffic but he did not care at all. Then out of nowhere he pulled out a gun, cocked it and pointed it at me, then he told me “ sino ngayon ang matapang". The only thing I could do was to tell him “babarilin mo ako para lang dito?”.

At this piont my whole life passes through my eyes and then I started to shout to attract the guard on duty. It took some time before a guard and a car washer would arrive but before that, the gunman further aggravated the situation by saying “****** ina ka! Sumbong sa guard, lang pala kaya mo!” However, as soon as he saw the guard, he went back to his car and and rushed towards the exit, I narrated to the guard what transpired and asked them to hold the Mitsubishi Adventure at the gate and call the police. They then asked me to move aside and not follow so as not to aggravate the situation further.

Kung wala siyang baril, magtatapang din kaya siya?

Ipamedia mo yan, di takot sa pulis yang mga yan pero pag reporter na may cameraman ang kaharap, tiklop sila.

[Wh1stl3r]

Geezus. That looked like something out of a very old western. If I may give a bit of unsolicited advice, I'd learn more about the guy if I were you. I myself don't respond much to threats but think most of the time about my family. It's bad to let it pass, but if pursuing it puts anyone else in danger I think discretion should be your byword.

By all means post his plates here, I'll see if I can get him on a watchlist of sorts for checkpoints.

[oliver1013]

Eto bagay magsalubong tsaka si NTV 777 na pajero, ganda siguro ng eksena, parehong mayabang, mala joey marquez at john estrada ang eksena

[afrasay]

Eto bagay magsalubong tsaka si NTV 777 na pajero, ganda siguro ng eksena, parehong mayabang, mala joey marquez at john estrada ang eksena

Hahahahah!!! naunahan mo ako mag post nito.

[pitbullz]

sa mga ganung pagkakataon hindi dapat na i post ang plaka. magiging komplikado lang.

all i can say is that you file a complaint with the help of the media

[morrissey_05]

the first thing to do is to file a complaint with police. media should always be the last last last resort because all media can do is to report the matter. members of media are not officers of the law. also, they shouldn't act like officers of the law, but sadly some of them do. but i digress

[beereo]

If he is indeed a “konsehal” of Cubao,I shudder at the thought of he treats his constituents and I really feel sad for all those who voted for him to be their Civil Servant!

konsehal nga siguro yan. kaso nga lang, member siya ng Barangay Council. in other words, kagawad.