DAVAO CITY — An estimated P50-million worth of jewelries and cash were discovered stolen by still unknow robbers inside the Gaisano Ozamiz Mall in Ozamiz City on Monday , January 1, 2024.
The incident is the biggest heist in Mindanao history.
Reports have it, Termite Gang, a local lawless group was reportedly behind the incident.
The police responded on Monday after Randy Molina Villadores, the stock in-charge of Gaisano Mall’s food court area, discovered the heist when he attempted to open the roll-up door and found it was cut off.
Ozamiz City police have yet to issue an official statement about the incident, but reports have it the suspects created a tunnel from the drainage meters away from the mall building.
Talks are rife, some workers at the carnival, an entertainment area within the vicinity of the mall which started to operate for over a month have been invited by the police while the area was sealed.

Based on the information gathered by Newsline, the suspects tunneled from the drainage system, gaining access to the food court through the jewelry shops and carted away some cash from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) inside the building and carted away approximately Php 80,000.00 in cash.
Two other shops were ransacked namely: GKC Jewelry Shop and Oro Italia Fine Jewelry Shop lost around Php 1,721,903.00 and Php 40,000,000.00, assorted jewelries.
The Ozamiz City police has created a special investigation unit and created an Incident Operation Center (IOC) which involve the PNP Forensic Unit (MOCPFU) to process the crime scene meticulously.
Polcie have reportedly invited three persons to shed light in their investigation.
The Cotabato City Police has yet to issue an official statement as of press time.