SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE– Tourist guide David Magalgalit Calabias of the Sagada Environmental Guides Association (SEGA)was given a certificate of appreciation for his honesty in returning the lost purse of a visitor from Manila.
Given February 2 during the opening of the Etag Festival, Sagada Mayor James Pooten Jr said while the guide does not want to be recognized we have to commend his good deed as a good citizen of Sagada.
Calabias found the purse within the environs of the much frequented Mission Compound, a pine clad area with cool fresh air perfect for taking walks.
Calabias tried to find the owner of the purse and not able to, surrendered the purse containing P16,000, a latest model of 1Phone7, ATM cards and other important documents to the tourist information center.
The owner, a certain Adeline Gomez, 33, who works in a call center in Manila recovered her valuables two days after on the first week of January this year.**By Gina Dizon
