Royce Cabrera raises awareness after bag gets stolen, then later recovered

Royce Cabrera took to social media to share an “awareness post” after being the victim of a theft in Manila.

On Facebook, Royce said that he had left his belongings at Quirino Grandstand together with those of his companions, believing they were safe. It was only his bag that was taken.

“Sapat na pala ang ilang minutong pagka-busy para manakawan o mawalan ng gamit. Pero isang bagay ang sigurado ako—hindi aksidente ang nangyari dahil sa lahat ng pwede mawala bukod tanging gamit ko lang talaga ang pinili mong kunin,” he wrote.

The actor said he was able to quickly track the bag through his AirPods, which showed its location moving from Quirino Grandstand to Circuit Makati.

With the help of two police officers and an event marshal, he was able to retrieve his bag.

“Sa ilang beses naming pag-iikot tila ba nawalan nako ng pag-asa mahanap pa at nag-aya nalang umuwi na. Palabas na kami ng mall ng bigla nalang namin nakita ang bag ko sa poste kung saan malapit na nakapark ang mobil. Nakalapag at bukas lahat ng zipper,” he said.

Although the bag was recovered, Royce said several items were missing, including his car keys, sweat-soaked clothes and towel, his 5K run finisher medal, and his AirPods case.

“Hindi ko maalis ang hindi mabahala sa mga bagay na pinili mong kunin. Hindi dahil sa halaga ng mga ito, kundi dahil nakakapagtaka kung bakit iyon mismo ang mga naging target mong kunin.”

Royce said he plans to continue taking action by filing a police report and requesting CCTV footage from the area to further investigate the incident.

“Gusto ko naman magpasalamat sa mga masigasig na pulis ng Station 5. Na sina PAT Lisbo at PAT Endaya at sa isa sa mga marshall ng event na si Kuya Jun sa pagsama sakin sa paghahanap. Sobrang appreciated ko ang time and effort niyo,” he said.

Royce was among the attendees of the Sparkle Run held on Saturday. The fun run traversed across several key places in Manila such as the Quirino Grandstand, Roxas Boulevard, Rizal Park, Intramuros, Jones Bridge, and Binondo.

Royce’s recent Kapuso projects include “Slay,” “Widows’ War,” “Makiling,” and more.

—Carby Rose Basina/JCB, GMA News