{"id":19500,"date":"2026-04-09T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=19500"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:25:00","slug":"burglars-hit-church-in-bulacan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/burglars-hit-church-in-bulacan\/","title":{"rendered":"BURGLARS HIT CHURCH IN BULACAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 Thieves attacked the Parokya ni San Miguel Arcangel Church in Bgy. Poblacion, this town and stole religious artifacts and at least P10,000\u00a0 in cash.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A report to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez by the San Miguel police\u00a0showed the \u00a0incident is believed to have occurred on March 27 but was only discovered on April 4.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reverend Avelino Sampana, 73, parish priest and a resident of the area,\u00a0 said several accessories belonging to the image of San Miguel Arcangel were missing, including\u00a0 the wings, sword, shield, and a spear (sibat), as well as cash donations amounting to at least P10,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authorities said the total estimated value of the stolen items reached around P255,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The burglary was discovered by a witness, Erizz Kevin Martin, who immediately alerted authorities upon noticing the missing items.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responding personnel from the San Miguel Municipal Police Station launched a backtracking of closed-circuit television footage in and around the vicinity to identify possible suspects.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police urged the public to report any information that may help in the investigation and the recovery of the stolen religious items. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG &nbsp; SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Thieves attacked the Parokya ni San Miguel Arcangel Church in Bgy. 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