SK chairman in Toledo nabbed for stealing cash in mayor’s office

A SANGGUNIANG Kabataan (SK) chairman was arrested after he was caught stealing cash in the mayor’s office of Tuburan town, Cebu.

The suspect was identified as Matthew John Barangan, the 21-year-old SK chairman of Barangay Bakyawan, Tuburan.

Police investigation showed that Barangan visited the office of Tuburan Mayor Aljun Diamante on Thursday afternoon, September 26.

Barangan was entertained in the office by Steve Cesar Salipot, the executive assistant of Diamante.

Salipot left the office for a while and left his bag on top of a table. The bag contained P35,000 cash, police said.

Lt. Col. Glenn Hife, chief of the Tuburan Police Station, said the cash inside the bag was already missing when Salipot returned.

Salipot then reported to the police.

Hife said a review of the footage of the security camera showed that it was the SK chairman who took the cash from inside the bag.

Police eventually arrested Barangan in his home.

Police recovered P3,200 from the suspect.

The suspect admitted that he was tempted to steal and spent some of the stolen money to shop.(YEP)

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