Woman robbed, shot while heading home from bank in Cotabato

Police operatives conduct a post-crime investigation along Climente Alino Street, Cotabato City, where a woman and a motorcycle-for-hire driver were shot during a robbery incident on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. —Photo from Cotabato City Police Office COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A woman lost P135,000 in cash to suspected robbers who attacked her in Barangay Rosary Heights 2 here on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, despite an election gun ban. Colonel Jibin Bongcayao, Cotabato City police director, said that the woman, identified only as “Mercy,” withdrew cash from a local bank and boarded a “habal-habal” on her way home when the suspects followed her. As the “habal-habal” reached Climente Alino Street in Barangay Rosary Heights 2 at 3:10 p.m., one of the suspects grabbed the victim’s sling bag that contained the money. Article continues after this advertisement READ: 43 gun-related incidents recorded in BARMM despite gun ban She resisted but the suspects shot her in the face. The bullet also hit the habal-habal driver in his neck. The suspect fled toward Notre Dame Avenue, also in Barangay Rosary Heights 2, and made good their escape with their loot. The woman and the motorbike driver were rushed to Cotabato Regional and Medical Center where they are now recuperating. Police found empty shells for caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene. The attack occurred amid the tight implementation of an election gun ban as part of preparations for the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Sept. 14. /cb Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.