Israeli man and beauty queen girlfriend missing in the Philippines

Burned vehicle belonging to couple discovered after they were reported missing; their current whereabouts remain unknown.

By World Israel News Staff

Concern is mounting over the fate of an Israeli man and his girlfriend, following the discovery of their burned vehicle days after they were reported missing in the Philippines.

Yitzhak Cohen, 37, and his girlfriend Geneva Lopez, 27, have not been heard from since last Friday, June 21st.

The pair live in Angeles City, a major metropolitan area north of Manila in the Pampanga district.

Lopez’s sister, Joni, sounded the alarm regarding the couple’s disappearance, contacting police and stating that she had not heard from them for several days.

On Tuesday, the couple’s car was found on the outskirts of Angeles City. It appeared to have been set on fire and abandoned.

Documents found inside the vehicle which had survived the blaze confirmed that the car belonged to Lopez.

Family members told local media that in Lopez’s last communication with relatives, she said that she and Cohen were going to a nearby city to meet someone with whom they had done business in 2021.

Local media reports named that person as Michael Angelo Guiang, with whom the couple were reportedly going to discuss a property transaction.

Angeles City police chief Colonel Amado Mendoza told Filipino news outlet Rappler that the investigation into the couple’s disappearance is ongoing.

After footage of the car traveling down a major road was found, Mendoza said that the police are looking into more surveillance videos that can provide leads regarding the couple’s whereabouts.

“We are backtracking the CCTV footage. And whatever footage we get, we can enhance them to see the occupants” of the vehicle, he said.

Lopez, a Philippine national, is a professional model who last year competed in a local beauty contest for the title of Miss Pampanga.

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