On Wednesday, March 2, actress Nadia Montenegro resorted to social media to report a theft at the S&R membership shopping store in Novaliches. Nadia claims that her mother lost P130,000 in under three minutes.
“My mom’s wallet was stolen by a group of seven people inside S&R. We are here in S&R Novaliches. My mom is here crying because in three minutes, as soon as they found out her wallet is missing, they reported it to S&R. And in three minutes, nakalabas po yung pitong tao na nagnakaw ng pera niya,” Nadia remarked in a two-minute video that she shared across all of her social media networks.
“How can this happen inside a membership club? We are not safe anywhere. [Good] thing my mom, I and sisters are safe,” she also wrote in a Facebook caption.
The actress said the police has responded regarding the theft inside S&R.
Nadia Montenegro complains after mother’s wallet stolen in S&R
Nadia provided a screenshot of the CCTV footage from the time of the incident in a second post. Her mother was photographed being surrounded by a gang of men who allegedly snatched her wallet.
“Pinagkumpulan niyo nanay ko! Pinagplanuhan niyo nanay ko. Senior citizen! Nagtrabaho ng ilang taon sa America, naghirap! Tapos nanakawin niyo lang?” Nadia wrote.
“Napatawad ko na kayo. Now it’s time to pay for the consequences of your evil actions! Paid 700 to be a member thinking it was safe to shop in S&R. You have a lot to do with this issue,” Nadia Montenegro added.
S&R Membership Shopping was established in 2001 as S&R Pricemart under a partnership with PriceSmart of the United States. The name “S&R” stands for American businessmen Sol and Robert Price. PriceSmart is the first major foreign retailer to enter the Philippine market since the Retail Trade Act 2000, which liberalized the retail sector.
S&R expanded outside Metro Manila when it opened its fifth branch in Mandaue, Cebu, in 2010. The chain’s first four chains were in Metro Manila.
In 2012, Puregold and Kareila underwent a merger. The former bought all the stakes of Kareila Management over S&R.
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