Mystery person scatters P9-K cash of parish priest

BAGUIO CITY – Police are baffled and still trying to establish identity of a mysterious person or persons who forcibly entered the bedroom of the parish priest of Lourdes Church along Kisad Road here Monday and scattered his P9,816.35 cash on his bed while he was at Vatican City in Rome.    

Police said the incident was reported Monday around 10:45 a.m. by a certain Kelvin Pedro Basilio, 31, maintenance worker, native of Poblacion, Bokod, Benguet .

Basilio said the incident happened Sept. 12-25 wherein the bedroom of Rev. Fr. Mario Tambic, parish priest, was forcibly opened.

If the motive was to steal, police are wondering why the money and other items were not taken.

Was the act a warning or displeasure over something? Police are wondering.

Investigation disclosed Tambic left for the Vatican on Sept. 12.

Around 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 25, Basilio said he entered the room and found out the main door and back door were forcibly opened and destroyed.

He said the cash in different denominations was found scattered on top of the bed while the personal belongings of the victim were still intact in the cabinets.

 Responding scene of the crime team led by Chief Insp. Chester Nitron lifted two fingerprints.

The crime police laboratory didn’t release its findings at press time and whether the perpetrator was identified.