CEBU CITY, Philippines – Burglars took several pieces of jewelry from the statue of Our Lady of the Rule inside the Nuestra Señora de Regla Parish National Shrine in Lapu-Lapu City early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The stolen items included 69 pieces of gold necklaces (some items have pendants), 16 gold bracelets and 70 gold rings.
The paper bills inside the donation box were also taken.
All of the stolen items were donations and cost between P500,000 to P1 million.
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