00:00 In Davao City, the dispatcher who was informed of a military truck and the robbery of the merchants,
00:09 including the two in the week, explained that the truck was in traffic, so he parked it next to a soldier.
00:17 John D. Esteban of GMA Regional TV, One Mindanao, was the one who was arrested.
00:24 The military truck robbery of the merchants on Christmas Eve in Davao City killed two people.
00:32 The truck driver of the incident, a dispatcher in the Bankerohan Public Market,
00:41 who is now in jail in San Pedro Police Station.
00:43 In an interview with GMA Regional TV, he said that he was just happy to move the truck
00:50 because he noticed that the traffic was tight at that time.
00:55 He said that the driver of the truck was not there, Private First Class Patrick Trumata.
01:01 How did the truck move? How did the driver of the truck move?
01:06 He was driving, sir.
01:08 Then?
01:09 I just let him pass, sir.
01:13 The manubila was locked, sir. He was driving, sir.
01:24 So you didn't let him pass because of the traffic?
01:28 Yes.
01:29 Trumata said that he was just going down to see if his companions were already there.
01:36 It is possible that Trumata will be facing an administrative case if he is proven to be a trafficker.
01:42 The task force Davao, where the truck is assigned,
01:46 asked for forgiveness from the victims' relatives for what happened.
01:50 Davao City LGU reached a compromise and promised to help the victims' expenses.
01:56 The suspects also asked for forgiveness from the victims' families.
02:00 From GMA Regional TV 1 Mindanao, GMA Integrated News, Jandi S. Esteban, 24 Hours.
02:08 Jandi S. Esteban, 24 Hours.
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