Nov
14
2008
The hold-up robbery at UP Diliman campus
Posted by: Roy in In the news, blog, politics, thought & opinions, tags: armored van, armored vehicle, bank teller, election, election funds, escort, far east bank, fundings, guard, hold-up, killing, robbery, security measures, shotout, up diliman, victimThe recent hold-up robbery at the UP Diliman campus where a bank teller and his security guard escorts were shot to death, reminds me of the time when I was still a roving teller at a bank. That was way bank in 1992 when I was just starting with the then Far East Bank.
Everyday I ride the armored van to pick-up deposits from clients and bring them to bank for crediting to their account. I was given a bulletproof vest and a helmet then, which I rarely wear because they were heavy and uncomfortable to wear.
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