A BALUT vendor from San Isidro Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, reported finding five fake P1,000 bills after discovering they were not accepted at a local store.
Benjamin Benlut, 69, a resident of San Isidro Lapasan, filed a report on July 28 at Cogon Police Station 2. The fake bills have the following serial numbers: 1WF412890, SG412098 (2 bills) and ZR140357 (2 bills).
Benlut discovered the bills were fake when he attempted to use them to pay for his purchases at Unitop Merchandise on the 2nd floor of the building in Cagayan de Oro City.
He reported that he had received the bills from several customers who had purchased balut from him. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 pm on July 28.
On the same day, Gina Bularon, 43, a head guard at Palaña Store and a resident of Aguinaldo Street, Barangay 29, Cagayan de Oro City, also reported to Cogon Police Station and turned over three fake P1,000 bills.
The bills had the following counter codes: 412098, RN140855 (2 bills).
The fake bills were allegedly used by Juliet Mahinay, a resident of Biasong, Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, to pay for her purchases at Palaña Store on Yacapin Street, Barangay 33.
