POLICE FILES

MAN HIT BY BUS, DIES

A 56-YEAR-OLD man was killed after he was hit by a minibus while he was crossing the road in barangay South Poblacion, Naga City, southern Cebu.

Police identified the fatality as Julius Yu Basalna of barangay Colon, Naga City.

Basalina was hit by the bus  past 5 a.m. yesterday.

PO2 Crisnio Camumo of Naga City Police said the minibus driver Jason Lapas, 35, was released after he and the victim’s family reached an amicable settlement./CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC

THEFT SUSPECTS CHARGED

THE man arrested with a 17-year-old boy for allegedly stealing more than P100,000 cash from a food chain outlet in SM City-Cebu admitted that he was  involved in another robbery, said police.

Police said Jetson Sueles of barangay Tulay, Minglanilla town confessed that he was involved in the robbery of a food chain outlet at Gaisano Country Mall early this year where P102,590 was taken.

Sueles and a 17-year-old boy were arrested last Sunday after they allegedly stole P167,104 from the vault of Jollibee in SM City-Cebu.

Police filed robbery charges against Sueles and the boy yesterday./CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGONl

COUNCILOR

SHOT

AN unidentified assailant shot and wounded a barangay councilor in barangay Agsuwao, Catmon town in northern Cebu last Saturday evening.

Losifino Pontillas, 33, was shot in the right leg and was rushed to the Don  Juan Dosado Memorial Hospital in Sogod town.

Pontillas was walking  home after work in the barangay hall when  he heard a shot, then suddenly felt his leg go numb.

He lost his  balance and fell to the ground./Correspondent Gabriel C. Bonjoc