TACLOBAN CITY – The disbursing officer of the local government unit of Lope de Vega in Northern Samar was robbed of P1 million for the salaries of job-order employees on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, in Catarman, Northern Samar.
MAP of Northern Samar with the town of Lope de Vega highlighted.
The victim was identified as Veronica Ongsotto, 58, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Lope de Vega.
Police said Ongsotto had just withdrawn money from a bank and went to a fast-food restaurant to relieve herself against the advice of her driver and escort.
The driver and escort had just left for a gas station when a man onboard a motorcycle grabbed her bag before reaching the entrance.
The suspect fled and now the subject of a manhunt.
Follow-up investigation is ongoing.