By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Unidentified suspects carted away P45,000 cash from the Municipal Treasurer’s Office of Ivisan town in Capiz.
Ivisan Mayor Felipe Neri Yap confirmed with the police that the incident may have happened between evening of Dec 31, 2021 and early morning of Jan 1, 2022.
Yap said the suspects passed through the back portion of the office.
Apart from the cash, the suspects also took away items owned by the employees.
The mayor said that it was the first time that robbers pillaged the municipal hall of Ivisan.
Police said they already have persons of interest in the incident, but they declined to name them in the meantime.
Yap said the suspects may have ransacked the town hall after learning that no security guards were on duty during nighttime.