The bullet-riddled ambulance of the Municipality of San Fernando is parked at the Naga Police Station. CDN Digital photo | Zena Magto
Cebu City, Philippines—An ambulance carrying four people was ambushed past 10 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019, along the Cebu South Road in Barangay Inoburan, City of Naga, southern Cebu.
All four persons in the ambulance that belonged to the Municipality of San Fernando survived the ambush although the driver, 37-year-old Armand Navarro, was hit in the left thigh.
The three passengers who were unhurt were identified by the police as Harold Ballermo, 37, Janice Rosal, 35, and Rosaie Cajes 37.
The area where the ambush happened in Barangay Inoburan, City of Naga. CDN Digital photo | Zena Magto
Witnesses’ accounts at the spot report stated that the ambulance, which was southbound, was peppered with bullets by unidentified men on a white van. There were reportedly six men inside the van that followed the ambulance before blocking its way on the highway.
Witnesses in the area also said that the ambulance tried to back up when the perpetrators were firing at it. A yellow bus, which happened to pass by the area during the shooting, got in between the perpetrators and the ambulance, which gave the driver of the ambulance a chance to escape.
Police reports stated that the ambulance sped towards Naga City, and ended up at the Enan Chiong Activity Center in East Poblacion, City of Naga.
A security guard on duty at the area was the one who reported to the police the ambulance riddled with bullet holes.
Operatives from the Naga City Police Station immediately responded after receiving the report.
Investigation on the shooting incident is still going on. /bmjo