Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has reiterated her call for the return of the “stolen” panels from the pulpit of the Boljoon church, which she considered “part of the Cebuano heritage.”
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Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma says the four stolen panels are sacred objects because they were on the pulpit 'where for centuries, Augustinian friars delivered sermons to the faithful'
The Archdiocese of Cebu is the rightful owner of the pulpit panels donated to the National Museum, says Archbishop Jose Palma, who also requested that these be returned to the church in Boljoon.
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) said Monday, February 19, 2024, that it is willing to engage in a constructive dialogue with Cebu officials and other concerned individuals to address concerns in relation to the four 19th century panels that were allegedly stolen from a church in Cebu but ended up being donated to the NMP.