A resident of Iloilo City lost his cash and valuables to a still unidentified robber in Bacolod City yesterday, police reports said.

Two other persons also lost their money and properties to thieves during the weekend, police reports added.

Andres Gayares, 58, of Guimbal, Iloilo, reported to Police Station 1 that an unidentified man choked him from behind, declared a hold-up, and took his wallet with P1,500 in cash, his Professional Regulatory Commission license card, and ID’s, while he was walking along Gatuslao-Gonzaga streets, in Bacolod, at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday.

The thief told him not to shout and just give him the wallet, Gayares said.

Meanwhile, Cherry Develos, 33, of St. Francis Subdivision, Silay City, Negros Occidental, reported told Police Station 2 investigators that two unidentified persons grabbed her shoulder bag while she was on a jeepney plying the Mandalagan route, at about 9:15 p.m. Friday.

Develos said she lost three cellphones, bankcards, a coin purse, a bottle of cologne, a notebook, ID’s, a wallet with P3,000 in cash, and an envelope with P10,000.

Janice Conserman, 22, of Brgy. Mandalagan, Bacolod, on the other hand, reported to Police Station 1 that an unidentified person slashed her bag and took an envelope with P8,500 in cash, while she was on a jeepney plying the Bata-Libertad route, at about 9 a.m. Friday.*PP

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