Police note zero-crime rate during Pacquiao bout

MANILA, Philippines - As expected, no crime incident was reported throughout the archipelago during the time that Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao fought against Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night US time (Sunday noon in Manila). National police spokesman Sr. Supt. Nicanor Bartolome said that although bus robbers struck at EDSA, it happened after the 12-round bout and the declaration of Pacquiao as the new World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion. "Throughout the regions, there was zero-crime rate during the actual fight of Pacquiao. Although in the National Capital Region, robbers stormed a passenger bus between 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.," Bartolome said. Pacquiao’s fight was witnessed in the country through cable television direct from Las Vegas, Nevada starting 11:25 a.m. up to 12:13 p.m. Manila time. His victory was announced within the next three minutes. Bartolome said that despite the robbery incident, clearly "the [overall] situation was very good." Bartolome said robbed was a Genesis Bus, which was plying EDSA from Pasay to Bataan. The incident happened while bus was cruising from Mandaluyong City to Kamias in Quezon City. The suspects escaped after pulling off the heist. - GMANews.TV