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Not money or cars, but coffins were stolen by Severino Alegado, a 66-year-old carpenter in Ramon, Isabela.
After searching Alegado’s house at Barangay Bugallion Proper Monday afternoon, police officers recovered six coffins, four carpets, three wooden chairs, two burner stoves, a metal coffin stand, and wood coffin stand.
“First time ito na kabaong ang ninakaw (This is the first time that coffins were stolen),” said Ramon, Isabela police head Chief Insp. Juancho Alloba.
Authorities conducted the search after a funeral parlor complained that Alegado had been stealing from them.
The carpenter admitted that had he had been taking the coffins, but added that the funeral home has not been paying rent in his building.
“Ipinagawa ko yung gusali pero hindi sa akin nagbabayad ng renta (I had the building repaird but they haven’t been paying rent),” Alegado said.
Efren Cadiz, the owner of the funeral home, refuted the carpenter’s statements.
“Hindi siya ang may-ari. Si Mr. Cabuyadao ang kausap namin (He is not the building owner. We have been talking to Mr. Cabuyadao),” Cadiz said.
Alegado failed to how proof of ownership of the building. —from a report by Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News Cagayan Valley
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
Photo: FloodFuneralDirectors.com
