A thief broke into a daycare center in Barangay Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City but left empty-handed after finding no valuables or cash except for food intended for the children, which he allegedly cooked and ate on-site.

Daycare center workers discovered the rooms ransacked, notebooks and papers scribbled with obscene words and drawings, and even a classroom table defaced with lewd images.

“Warshock gyud siya diri… warshock gyud grabe unya naa pay mga gipang-suwatan mga gibutang diha sa papel, mga bad kayo nga gipangsulat ug gipang drawing unya kani diri gipang-bungkag,” Daycare center attendant, Doresa Alvarez, said.

Authorities believe the suspect entered the center at dawn by destroying a wooden back door, breaking through a screen door, and forcing another wooden door open.

Workers also found bones from chicken believed to have been fried and eaten by the suspect.

“Naa pud mi nakita nga gisulod anang black nga cellophane gibutangan og gamit ambot gisulod nila siguro mao to ang ilang dalhon kining bola sa tennis kanang mapunitan lang og manilhig, gibutang sa cellophane naay glue naay bond paper then alcohol,” Alvarez added.

The incident left the daycare center facing the cost of repairs and the need to replace food supplies for the children under its care.

“Naa pami sa pag-imbestigar kung unsay sakto ug maghuna-huna sab mi og unsay maayong intervention nga buhaton nato from the barangay office para masulbad kana ug dili nana mausab nga mga panghitabo,” Barangay Iponan Councilman Rodel Reyes said.

Police have started investigating the incident.