A priest traveling to Kidawan shared his experience after being suspected by the authorities because of the carved figure he was transporting using his car.
In his Facebook post, Father Jonel Peroy, a parish priest based in Digos City, Davao del Sur shared his conversation with the cops who stopped him after they saw the covered carved figure of Santo Entierro in the backseat of his vehicle.
While he knew that he was not doing something wrong, he couldn’t stop himself from sweating while talking to the authorities who were curious about the thing he was transferring.
“Sinabi nila na gusto nilang makita yung loob ng kotse ko. Naghihinala kasi sila doon sa cargo ko sa sasakyan dahil akala nila tao na nakabalot sa plastik.” Peroy said.
He has no choice but to unwrap the carved figure to convince the authorities that he’s not hiding something.
Peroy also informed the cops that he was a parish priest.
The authorities quickly apologized to the priest after realizing their mistake.
“Pasensya na talaga, father akala namin may sinalvage ka,” he wrote.
“Hindi ko sinalvage si Kristo,” the priest quips.
Despite the incident, Peroy praised the authorities for being vigilant and maintaining peace and order.