Cebu Officials File Lawsuits Against NMP Over Stolen Pulpit Panels

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Cebu Officials File Lawsuits Against NMP Over Stolen Pulpit Panels
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Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has filed lawsuits against the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) and former owners of the stolen pulpit panels from Boljoon Church. The lawsuit seeks the return of four pulpit panels, which were reportedly stolen in the 1980s and donated to the NMP last year. The Archdiocese of Cebu claims ownership of the panels and has authorized Garcia to represent them in legal proceedings.

Human sa hulga nga kasuhan, ang mga opisyal sa National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) nisaad ngadto sa Kagamhanan sa Probinsiya sa Sugbo nga ibalik sa umaabot nga mga buwan ang upat ka 'kinawat' nga kahoy nga pulpit panels sa Boljoon Church sa habagatang Sugbo.

Ang social media arm sa Cebu Provincial Government nitaho niadtong Biyernes, Enero 17 nga ang NMP nipahibawo kang Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia nga ilang ibalik ang mga pulpito sa Marso balik sa Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio de Maria Santisima Parish Church sa Boljoon. Niadtong Lunes, Enero 13, gipadayag ni Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia ang iyang plano nga ipadayon ang mga legal nga reklamo batok sa NMP General Manager Jeremy Barns tungod sa kapakyas sa pagbalik sa mga pulpito bisan pa sa daghang mga hangyo gikan sa lokal nga mga residente, Boljoon Municipal Government, Cebu Provincial Government ug Archdiocese sa Sugbo. Giangkon sa Archdiocese sa Sugbo ang hingpit nga pagpanag-iya sa mga pulpito panel human kini mibalik ug gipakita sa publiko niadtong Pebrero 2024, human kini gikataho nga gikawat niadtong 1980s.Uban sa pag-angkon sa pagpanag-iya sa Archdiocese ug pagdumili sa NMP, si Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma mihatag sa Gobernador og Special Power of Attorney, nga nagtugot kang Garcia nga morepresentar sa Archdiocese sa pagpadayon sa mga legal nga kaso kalabot sa pagbalik sa mga panel sa pulpito. Ang mga kaso naglakip sa Anti-Fencing Law sa 1979 apan usab sa mga paglapas sa Seksyon 3(e) ug (f) sa Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act ug ang paglapas sa Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees against BarnsGihulga usab ni Garcia ang mga kaso sa Anti-Fencing Laws batok sa kanhi tag-iya sa pulpito panels, Edwin ug Aileen Bautista, kinsa midonar sa pulpit panels ngadto sa NMP sa miaging tuig. Niadtong Biyernes, si Garcia nipirma sa Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) tali sa Cebu Provincial Government ug Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) alang sa restoration works sa Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Church sa lungsod sa Sibonga.Ang MOA maoy magpundo sa pagpahiuli sa mga kadaot nga gibati sa simbahan human sa pagkusokuso sa Bagyong Odette niadtong Disyembre 16, 2021, matod ni Garcia. Gipakita sa simbahan ang makuti nga pagpinta sa kisame gikan sa choir loft hangtod sa altar sa Bisaya nga pintor nga si Raymundo Francia kaniadtong 1924, nga nadaot sa Bagyong Odette, lakip ang kumbento. Gihatagan niya og gibug-aton ang kamahinungdanon sa pagpreserba sa kabilin ug kultura, labi na ang simbahan tungod sa kamahinungdanon sa kasaysayan ug kultura sa mga Sugbuanon. Ang Simbahan gideklarar nga usa ka historical site, diin ang restorative works dili makapadayon kon walay pagtugot sa National Historical Commission of the Philippines, nga nagpugos sa mga residente ug parokya sa pagpahigayon og mass celebration sa duol nga covered court.Ang TIEZA migahin og P100 milyunes alang sa restorative works sa simbahan sa Boljoon

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