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MANILA, Philippines\u2014A jeepney driver was injured when his vehicle overturned as he fought with carjackers trying to wrest control of his vehicle on C-5 Road in Pasig City early Tuesday morning. Police who were chasing the hijacked vehicle arrested the alleged robbers.<\/p>\n
The jeepney driver, Johnny Lagundi, 41, of Bagong Ilog, Pasig City, was hospitalized at the Rizal Medical Center.<\/p>\n
Investigator Police Officer 3 Jonar Jorta of the Libis police station identified the suspects as Arlan Alibio, 38, and Winston Verches, 38, both of Pasig City. Police seized a .38-caliber revolver from them.<\/p>\n
Initial investigation showed that Lagundi was driving along C-5 to Cubao with his jeepney full of passengers.<\/p>\n
Upon reaching the Wilcon Home Depot in Quezon City at around 5 a.m. two of the passengers declared a heist. They ordered the other passengers of the vehicle and told Lagundi to make a U-turn to the southbound lane.<\/p>\n
But the driver fought with the suspects for control of the steering wheel, causing the jeepney to swerve and catch the attention of a roving patrol car from the Libis police station nearby which quickly gave chase until the jeepney overturned in front of the Tiendesitas shopping center in Pasig.<\/p>\n
The carjack attempt was not the first along C-5 Road. PO3 Jaime Talay said another jeepney was hijacked in the area last month.<\/p>\n
Superintendent Ferdinand Villanueva of the Quezon City Police District\u2019s Anti-Carnapping Unit said even jeepneys were now targets of carjacking groups. A carjacked jeepney could fetch a price of P30,000, he said.<\/p>\n
Villanueva said they are conducting follow up operations against the group of Verches and Alibio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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