The family of businessman Vicente Tan, whose gold class ring was found by scavengers at the Umapad dumpsite, said they discovered they had lost more than what was reported to the police.
Inocencio dela Cerna, Tan鈥檚 lawyer, yesterday appealed to scavengers to return the rest of the jewelry.
He assured that the family would not file charges against them and would even given them a cash reward for returning the missing pieces.
鈥淲e are again promising that there鈥檚 no liability on their part. We are asking them to help us recover the missing items. It鈥檚 not the monetary consideration but it鈥檚 more of sentimental value,鈥� Dela Cerna said.
The Tan family made an inventory of their valuables over the weekend when they checked Tan鈥檚 room.
But Dela Cerna could not not specify the missing jewelry pieces.
Tan鈥檚 bank passbook is also missing and may have been burned with the garbage when they cleaned up the room weeks ago.
Last Jan. 13, scavengers of the Umapad dumpsite in Mandaue City recovered gold and diamond jewelry.
Some of the items were sold or pawned.
Two men鈥檚 gold bracelets and two rings, including Tan鈥檚 graduation class ring, were turned over for safekeeping to Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes, who is required under the Civil Code to publicize the lost-and-found items for two weeks.
The mayor told the Tan family to wait until Feb. 4 for other claimants to surface.
Tan鈥檚 family wants to recover the valuables and filed an affidavit of claim and ownership.
鈥淲e are very confident that our claim will be validated,鈥� said the lawyer.
Dela Cerna said they still have to locate receipts of the valuables and ask relatives and friends of 83-year-old Tan to execute affidavits to prove that he owns the valuables. Ador Vincent S. Mayol and Jhunnex Napallacan