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Annie Perez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768957229135viber_image_2026-01-21_08-33-53-447.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Courtesy: Arnold Bustamante, dyHP Cebu </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>CEBU CITY — Police recovered from a cellphone repair shop 154 mobile phones that were believed to be stolen in Cebu City, including some that were lost during the Sinulog Festival. </p><p>The Cebu City police said four complainants sought their help after losing their phones during the festival. </p><p>A “find me” feature on the phones led police to a cellphone repair shop in Leon Kilat Street, which also sells secondhand gadgets, Cebu City police chief Col. George Ylanan said.   </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17689572700222.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Courtesy: Arnold Bustamante, dyHP Cebu </span></span></span></div><p>Officers found four backpacks filled with smartphones hidden in the second floor of the shop. The gadgets included the phones of the four complainants. </p><p>The police arrested one individual believed to be the owner of the store for anti-fencing or reselling stolen goods.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17689572964633.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Courtesy: Arnold Bustamante, dyHP Cebu </span></span></span></div><p>Ylanan added the recovered phones could have been stolen during the festival itself and days ahead of the festivities. </p><p>Some individuals have trooped to the Cebu City Police Office to check and claim their stolen phones.</p><p>“Here in Cebu City, it is not just up to blotter. We will find, we are doing intensive follow-up operations,” Ylanan said.</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dHuQWkKt32E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MlCHGgw50Uw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Police recovered from a cellphone repair shop 154 mobile phones that were believed to be stolen in Cebu City, including some that were lost during the Sinulog Festival.</p>

Police recovered from a cellphone repair shop 154 mobile phones that were believed to be stolen in Cebu City, including some that were lost during the Sinulog Festival.

150 ‘stolen’ phones recovered in Cebu City after Sinulog

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150 ‘stolen’ phones recovered in Cebu City after Sinulog

Annie Perez,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 21, 2026 09:01 AM PHT

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Updated January 21, 2026 12:17 PM PHT

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