ILOILO City – In Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro district a taxi driver got wounded but successfully foiled two passengers who tried to rob him.
The 35-year-old Jemly Capilitan of Barangay Tabuc Suba – driver of Kaoli Khan taxi – was treated at the West Visayas State University Medical Center for stab wounds.
The robbers boarded Capilitan’s taxi somewhere in La Paz district at around 1:20 a.m.
They suddenly stabbed the driver and declared a holdup when the taxi reached Barangay Tabuc Suba.
But Capilitan fought back and was able to open the door of his taxi then sought help from residents.
Stunned, the robbers ran away; they failed to take the driver’s money./PN
