Ricardo de Luna, parish priest. A new image was commissioned from Paete, a town known for its wood-carving industry, to take the place of the missing image for novena processions. ADVERTISEMENTTengco and his friend were unaware that the image was stolen from the Alaminos church. Exhibit“Through photos on [social media], a parishioner saw a familiar looking Virgin [Mary on exhibit] … and later realized that it looked like the missing Alaminos image. Cruz Church in Binondo, Manila, parishioners saw photos of the Alaminos image again online.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 27, 2018 21:22 UTC