Pia has been robbed!

[patti1227]

How are you feeling now? Glad to know that she was physically safe after the ordeal she had gone through. Thanks be to God. I wish that both of you especially Pia are slowly picking up stable emotion and will get back to the normal ways of living. Your steadfast love and her family is surely helping the Queen of your heart in a great way to get well and feel much better on the days to come. My prayers goes out to you and Pia.

[Piamed]

I sincerely hope that Pia will recover soon from her ordeal and without mental scars of it.

I can imagine what you are feeling now....

As you are here, the only thing that you can do is to comfort her from afar and assure her that it wasn't her fault.

Thank you Dom. Pia is in the City Proper now with her nanay and 2 brothers. She is still nervous but will be ok.

sorry to hear that piamed but like evryone else say here
its only "things" what matters most is that pia was not
hurt and safe.
even if u not there physically now am sure pia will be ok
she will feel your care and comfort.
i do hope she will recover from the trauma.

best wishes piamed

Thank you so much Jencha8569. I am so thankful she was not hurt.

hi, sorry to hear your loveone in the Phils experienced that kind of thing.
The last time I went home to Phils my sisters a bit annoyed on me that I am Balikbayan but I look just plain ( no jewelries, nice phone and not wearing signature clothes). As you know some Balikbayan are very showy what they have. Me, I am avoiding things like holdup though of course accident happen but if you can avoid it why not by going out just plain.

oo, I agree and there is also no need to show or prove anything to anyone.

Actually, I need to get in the habit of not taking my watch and pendant when I travel to countries with such poverty. The only place where I felt unsafe to the extent that I even changed my shoes was Brazil.

How are you feeling now? Glad to know that she was physically safe after the ordeal she had gone through. Thanks be to God. I wish that both of you especially Pia are slowly picking up stable emotion and will get back to the normal ways of living. Your steadfast love and her family is surely helping the Queen of your heart in a great way to get well and feel much better on the days to come. My prayers goes out to you and Pia.

Hi Pat. I'm ok and pia is surround by her loving family. Some of them travelled to her place first thing this morning to make sure she is ok when the heard the news. She has a really great family.

You know as nanay just reminded me it was about this time last year when Pia had to move into a new boarding house. We decided that she should stay in the city proper as she was taking extra classes. This meant she was at school 7 days a week and would have to travel back to her Barangay very late.

She moved into a one bed apartment. ! night while we were chatting some local boys with their faces hidden by scarves tried to break into her place. They even tied wire around the exit door to prevent her escaping.

Pia moved out immediately and went to another one where she lived with her brothers until late last year when she moved back home.

I will be so happy when she is here. But thank God for protecting her always.

[Peanutz]

Hi Piamed,

I really feel for you and Pia. Reading your post leaves a sense of fear and shame in me. It's been a long time since the last time I visited PI and hearing this things had given me stirred emotions.
That brit guy that has been shot, the swedish guy, members with their fiance/wives being mugged and robbed. I would like to give you and Pia a more comforting words but in this very moment I just feel helpless in front of this kind of emotions.

Hope you can be together soon.

[Piamed]

Hi Piamed,

I really feel for you and Pia. Reading your post leaves a sense of fear and shame in me. It's been a long time since the last time I visited PI and hearing this things had given me stirred emotions.
That brit guy that has been shot, the swedish guy, members with their fiance/wives being mugged and robbed. I would like to give you and Pia a more comforting words but in this very moment I just feel helpless in front of this kind of emotions.

Hope you can be together soon.

Hi Peanutz. Thank you for your comments. Please dont feel too much fear. These things happen the world over. There is nothing to be ashamed about. that is life on this planet.

Anyone who has ever been to Nigeria for example or Brazil or Columbia knows of circumstances much worse than in da Phils. It is a shame wherever it occurs though.

The Philippines is an amazing country that has provided so many on here with their asawas, bfs and gfs. It has also provided many of the most sought after employees across more countries than any other.

God is good. Pia has new phone which she is happy with and she is enjoying a good day with nanay and her two younger brothers. She sounds much happier, so I am happy too.

[Peanutz]

Hi Peanutz. Thank you for your comments. Please dont feel too much fear. These things happen the world over. There is nothing to be ashamed about. that is life on this planet.

Anyone who has ever been to Nigeria for example or Brazil or Columbia knows of circumstances much worse than in da Phils. It is a shame wherever it occurs though.

The Philippines is an amazing country that has provided so many on here with their asawas, bfs and gfs. It has also provided many of the most sought after employees across more countries than any other.

God is good. Pia has new phone which she is happy with and she is enjoying a good day with nanay and her two younger brothers. She sounds much happier, so I am happy too.

Happiness always be with you and Pia.

[Alan]

Happiness always be with you and Pia.

Amen to that!

Al.

[Piamed]

Happiness always be with you and Pia.

Thanks amiga. I wish you the same. Pia will be so touched when she comes online and sees all the beautiful messages of support she has received. I know how Hannah and Al have felt. God bless you all.

Amen to that!

Al.

Cheers Al.

[andypaul]

Just to add to what others wrote so well.

That I'm glad Pia and family are safe but i hope Pia makes sure she doesn't become a prisoner in her own home and just takes sensisble precautions.

Take care and I hope you both have some good news very very soon

[Mrs.JMajor]

I cannot describe the feeling I felt when I walked in and saw her offline messages. I have not cried in years but I felt so helpless and terrible that I could not protect her. I felt really bad that she was not already here with me. It's a feeling words cannot describe.

u made me in tears w/ those words....too late when i read this thread,not online for almost 2 days,hubby just sent sms to me about pia get robbed Glad she's ok now...Good luck your visa will come soon in god's time

[PAT]

I feel sorry about what happened to Pia lately. I know all are grateful that despite of what had happened , she remains safe and ok.

[patti1227]

I'm delighted to know that Pia sounds much happier now and so are you. It's nice to see that she's getting better. My mother is from Surigao City. My aunt and one of my uncles lives in Kinabutan Rizal while the rest of my mother's relatives live at Burgos and Navarro Streets. Some near Mabua beach and other places in Surigao City. Have you been to Siargao? Does she speak Surigaonon? I speak a little language of my mother and I would love to talk to Pia given the chance.

Keep the faith. In HIS time, you will be reunited soon and take that gift to treasure each moment that you have each other.

[John1965]

Sorry to hear about your wife's awful experience, hope she is ok.

[Piamed]

Just to add to what others wrote so well.

That I'm glad Pia and family are safe but i hope Pia makes sure she doesn't become a prisoner in her own home and just takes sensisble precautions.

Take care and I hope you both have some good news very very soon

Thanks AndyPaul. Pia was really touched by the support she has had. Members of her family arrived from really remote places before 5am this morning, having heard what happened to her. She read so many of the messages here ad asked me to thank everyone for caring and the words of encouragement.

Pia is a bit nervous at the moment but going out with her family today helped and she really enjoyed being with them. I hope that in a day or 2 she will be going out normally. It was an awful experience and now I know the full details I am even more proud about how she handled the situation.

We are really praying for her visa to come through soon.

u made me in tears w/ those words....too late when i read this thread,not online for almost 2 days,hubby just sent sms to me about pia get robbed Glad she's ok now...Good luck your visa will come soon in god's time

It's Ok amiga. I really appreciate your support and your hubby's.

Good luck for your application too. I know it will be fine.

I feel sorry about what happened to Pia lately. I know all are grateful that despite of what had happened , she remains safe and ok.

Very much so Pat and thank you. I am delighted my sweet rib is unharmed. She IS my life.

I'm delighted to know that Pia sounds much happier now and so are you. It's nice to see that she's getting better. My mother is from Surigao City. My aunt and one of my uncles lives in Kinabutan Rizal while the rest of my mother's relatives live at Burgos and Navarro Streets. Some near Mabua beach and other places in Surigao City. Have you been to Siargao? Does she speak Surigaonon? I speak a little language of my mother and I would love to talk to Pia given the chance.

Keep the faith. In HIS time, you will be reunited soon and take that gift to treasure each moment that you have each other.

Hi Pat. Pia knows those places and I think I have been near them also. We went to Mabua Beach the day after our wedding in December.

We planned to go to Siargao a couple of times but the weather was too bad. Pia speaks Suriganon and Visayan mainly but also Tagalog although she says she is not so good at it. I will send you a PM with Pia's number.

Sorry to hear about your wife's awful experience, hope she is ok.

Thanks so much John. She sounds like her usual happy self again and I am really grateful for that.

[Piamed]

Just thought I would update you all.

Pia was not on her way from the bank as I originally thought when i first saw her offline messages. She had been to the bank much earlier in the day. We had also spoken briefly on the phone when she at her aunty's place.

She was on her way from her aunty's place and was riding a multicab to her cookery class when the robbery occured. The multicab was originally full but at some point it reduced to a lady that was sitting at the front near the driver, 3 guys and Pia.

One of the guys was leaning forward, shielding what happened from the view of the lady and driver. Another pressed an ice-pick to Pia's tummy and told her to open her bag and not make a sound. He then took her money. He then looked at her threateningly until she handed the phone to him. Pia had tried to shield it from him.

He then looked in the bag and only saw her cooking folder and a T-shirt. Fortunately, he did not see the ipod, and wallet with her cards and ID.

Anyway, I am thankful she was unharmed. I have asked Pia to see if she can hire a car and driver to drive her home from class as her family and I are worried about her travelling so far home each night but as I think andypaul said earlier, I dont want her to feel like a prisoner.

[andypaul]

Just thought I would update you all.

Pia was not on her way from the bank as I originally thought when i first saw her offline messages. She had been to the bank much earlier in the day. We had also spoken briefly on the phone when she at her aunty's place.

She was on her way from her aunty's place and was riding a multicab to her cookery class when the robbery occured. The multicab was originally full but at some point it reduced to a lady that was sitting at the front near the driver, 3 guys and Pia.

One of the guys was leaning forward, shielding what happened from the view of the lady and driver. Another pressed an ice-pick to Pia's tummy and told her to open her bag and not make a sound. He then took her money. He then looked at her threateningly until she handed the phone to him. Pia had tried to shield it from him.

He then looked in the bag and only saw her cooking folder and a T-shirt. Fortunately, he did not see the ipod, and wallet with her cards and ID.

Anyway, I am thankful she was unharmed. I have asked Pia to see if she can hire a car and driver to drive her home from class as her family and I are worried about her travelling so far home each night but as I think andypaul said earlier, I dont want her to feel like a prisoner.

Hiring a car to me is a good idea. Staying indoors or just close to home all the time when she is about to leave may not be so good. Does she have a family member or friend with a car or motorbike who can take her for a fee?

Then she is far safer and your helping the family.

One of my wifes cousin was having problems paying the montly payment on his scooter when we were over but needed it for work. So we asked him to courier people about when we had parties and get the ice cream and other items when we ran out.

[Piamed]

Amen to that!

Al.

Hiring a car to me is a good idea. Staying indoors or just close to home all the time when she is about to leave may not be so good. Does she have a family member or friend with a car or motorbike who can take her for a fee?

Then she is far safer and your helping the family.

One of my wifes cousin was having problems paying the montly payment on his scooter when we were over but needed it for work. So we asked him to courier people about when we had parties and get the ice cream and other items when we ran out.

Hi andypaul, 2 of her extended in-laws have tricycles. I'd even fogotten about them.

Pia also told me that a local company has just started offering a car with driver service in the city; she will investigate that tomorrow.

Cheers mate!

[flomike]

Good to know your wife is in good hands now. Hope she'll be here in UK soon so you can look after her in times of need. Ingat!

[Piamed]

Thank you so much amiga. I really hope we hear the good news this week. Ingat din!

[Piamed]

It's exactly 1 week to the day that Pia was robbed and the first day she has traveled alone on a multi-cab since and I have just called her after receiving her text. She has just seen one of the guys that robbed her and he was looking a her.

She ran to the police for safety and who acted quickly and set up road blocks and check-points. The robber got onto a multi-cab and went to the terminal. An officer escorted Pia there and they searched for him. Witnesses says he was in a rush and boarded a bus to Davao. The police suspect he used that to get away and probably disembarked shortly afterwards. The police also think he may have seen Pia a couple of times since last week and is trying to follow her movements.

Apparently, one of the Barangay treasurers was targeted the seem way recently. Pia's family are wonderful and responded immediately rallying around her and taking her home. I hope for their sakes they don't find the robber before the police do. The police have given Pia their mobile number and have told her to text whenever she is on her way into town.

Obviously, Pia is frightened again and I am wondering now what to do.