At least three thieves sneaked inside a mall in Pavia, Iloilo and robbed two establishments on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. 

A money changer lost cash approximately worth P500,000. 

A jewelry shop also lost items, but the value is yet to be determined, according to Police Colonel Bayani Razalan, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office. 

A security guard, on roving duties at 5:30 a.m., surmised that thieves were inside the establishment, based on the destroyed ceiling on the first floor and the disarray inside the affected shops.

Razalan said that the identity of the perpetrators will be disclosed after he reviews the CCTV footages.  

"Ipapa-enhance natin yung mga CCTV footage para ma-determine natin kung saan talaga sila dito pumasok and yung mga personality nila," Razalan said. 

The mall remains closed to the public, as of this writing.

The robbers gained entry through a drainage canal and proceeded to destroy the tiled floor of a massage and wellness center. 

According to Police Captain Ritz Field Presquito, chief of Pavia Municipal Police Station, the security guard reported to the police at past 6 a.m. that footsteps were heard inside the establishment at about 5:30 a.m. and that the ceiling on the first floor was destroyed, near a pawnshop.

Razalan and members of the Special Weapons and Tactic (SWAT) team arrived at the scene for further investigation.

Employees had to wait outside of the mall for further instructions.