Senior citizen loses ₱6,000 pension to pickpocket in Quezon City
- A 71-year-old woman lost her ₱6,000 pension after a pickpocket stole her wallet outside a printing shop in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City, on July 30
- CCTV footage shows the suspect distracting the elderly couple by asking them to write on a piece of paper while discreetly stealing the wallet from the victim's red bag
- The couple had waited six months for the pension, which was meant for medical expenses, including the dialysis treatments of their child
- Barangay officials confirmed the suspect had targeted another senior citizen earlier; the stolen wallet was later found, but the ₱6,000 cash was missing
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A 71-year-old woman lost her ₱6,000 pension after a pickpocket stole her wallet outside a printing shop in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City, on Wednesday morning, July 30. The theft was caught on CCTV.
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In the footage, the suspect is seen approaching an elderly couple, engaging them in a conversation before handing them a small piece of paper to write down their personal details.
While the woman was distracted, the suspect discreetly took her wallet from a red bag and hid it inside her clothing before walking away.
The couple had just withdrawn their ₱6,000 pension from a barangay payout center when the incident happened.
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“Bigla lang siyang lumapit at nagsabi na wag na kayo bumili ng bigas kasi may nagpapamigay na kongresista ng bigas tag limang kilo,” recounted the 71-year-old woman.
“Di ko pala namalayan na dinukot na pala yung wallet ko.”
Her husband, also 71, lamented the loss: “Mahalaga talaga, dun nakasalalay ang aming pamumuhay at sa sakit ng pamilya ko. Si misis may sakit tapos 'yung anak ko dina-dialysis.”
Barangay Kagawad Elmer Buena confirmed that another senior citizen had also been victimized by the same woman earlier that day.
Later, someone returned the victim’s wallet after finding it on a tricycle, but the ₱6,000 cash was gone.
The victim made a heartfelt appeal to the suspect: “Sana po maalala mo 'yung ginawa mo samin kasi malaking halaga samin 'yung kinuha mo. Sana pagsisihan mo ang ginawa mo.”
News, photos, or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, this could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable stories that people could easily understand and relate in their lives.
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