Excerpt from the post of Escario: "Hit and run in front of Cypress Towers Condo in Taguig this morning. The silver Toyota Avanza with plate number UIQ-764 escaped. Please help locate this vehicle."
cTop Gear Philippines jumped into this issue and helped spread the incident in the social media and revealed the vehicle ID of the of the culprit.
Over 6.7 million people was reached since TGP posted an update in their website where Bank of the Philippine Islands formal statement was published:
Bank of the Philippine Islands was made aware of the unfortunate hit-and-run accident yesterday in Taguig City that involved a leased vehicle registered under BPI Rental Corporation (now known as BPI Century Tokyo Rental Corporation) operated by a lessee.
BPI Century Tokyo Rental, a BPI subsidiary, is a leasing company that offers clients leasing and rental services and options on properties including real estate, equipment and vehicles.
Under a typical lease contract, the leasing company conveys a property to a client who uses it for a specific period of time in consideration of rent or other compensation.
The operation of the vehicle involved in the accident is fully within the control of the client of BPI Century Tokyo Rental in accordance with the terms and conditions of the lease agreement.
BPI will cooperate with the authorities who are now investigating the accident.
BPI reserves further comment on this matter to the proper authorities who are now investigating the accident.
That being said, the Toyota Avanza involved in this hit-and-run incident was being driven by a lessee and not by a BPI employee. However, culprit's identity is yet to be revealed.