00:00The two suspects were shot during the hold-up during the operation of the authorities in Rizal.
00:05The accused were members of a notorious gang and are facing multiple cases.
00:12Denise Osorio reports.
00:17The two last accused in the robbery were all refused.
00:20While they were still surprised that there was CCTV footage,
00:23they saw their faces.
00:2643-year-old Alias Edmond and 33-year-old Alias Bryan are now in jail
00:33for multiple robbery cases
00:35after the Teresa Municipal Police Station Intelligence Unit
00:39was hit during a hot pursuit operation along Zigzag Road
00:43from Antipolo to Taytay.
00:46According to Rizal Police Provincial Director Police Colonel Felipe Maragon,
00:50they were members of a notorious gang.
00:56Victims are now awake from their robberies.
01:06The security mode is that they enter the houses early in the morning.
01:12It's the wee hours.
01:15And they rob the victims.
01:18Maragon added that many cases were solved by Teresa
01:21until the two accused were caught claiming that this place was their hideout.
01:28But in their defense, they had nothing to do with the robbery.
01:32They were just there to chase the robbers.
01:35A lot of people are now shouting.
01:39Young people are also shouting.
01:41We are also in jail.
01:44The two were all refused,
01:45even though they were told that there was CCTV footage
01:48of their faces in August and September
01:51in the place where their operation was targeted.
01:53We just saw the CCTV footage.
01:57We were just walking.
01:59But when asked why they were opening the gate,
02:02they couldn't be silenced.
02:03On the other hand,
02:04the two admitted that when they were held up this October,
02:08they brought necessities.
02:09I need money for my house.
02:12We are building a house.
02:14But for the authorities,
02:16they were caught using the gun that was pointed at the victims
02:20and the evidence that they obtained from the victims
02:24and their motorcycles.
02:26They are facing robbery, theft, and illegal possession of firearms.
02:31The Rizal Provincial Police Office is calling on other possible victims
02:35of the Gapos Gang to report their crimes.
02:39Denise Osorio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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