National Museum Director General Jeremy Barns says they're looking for a win-win solution that will make all sides happy
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“If we set the ownership issue , whether National Museum owns it or because it can be proved it was stolen, ownership goes back to the Archdiocese, we can let that play out,” said Barns. “But while we own it, we are happy to commit to finding ways to bring them to Cebu and Boljoon and share them appropriately.”
“If we’re saying that that was theft, so are all the priests who did that now officially thieves?” Barns said. Another condition cited by the OSG is that the accused should have known that the items were stolen. He said this does not apply because the NMP does not believe the items were stolen. He said the only statement they had issued was intentionally vague on sharing because there are many ways to make all sides happy.
“We did what we thought was our duty, that the higher purpose was to bring back to the public – what was private for 40 years through a chain of private owners – to bring it back into the public and use our position to share them back with the Cebuanos and if possible, with Boljoanons specifically,” Barns said.
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