The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Davao City, Philippines, clarified the issue has been
burning Reog Ponorogo related to the expulsion of idols or spirits.
The objection was conveyed through a press release on its website which was updated this afternoon, Saturday, October 31, 2015.
The Indonesian Consulate General in Davao City admitted that they had destroyed the reog ponorogo on October 20, 2015.

Reog ponorogo is an asset they have had since 1988.
So what is the real reason they destroy cultural objects by burning them?

"The destruction by burning had to be carried out because the Ponorogo reog was already in a damaged condition and was eaten by termites," wrote the Indonesian Consulate General in Davao.
The Consulate General affirmed that the burning was not at all an attempt by the Consulate General in Davao City to damage or eliminate Reog Ponorogo as a cultural asset. The destruction of these assets has been carried out carefully and with full respect for Reog Ponorogo as a cultural asset.
"The Consulate General in Davao City also wants to emphasize that the burning has absolutely nothing to do with efforts to exorcise idols or spirits."
The Indonesian Consulate General in Davao City is currently communicating with parties in Indonesia to seek a new replacement for Reog Ponorogo.
Previously, the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno LP Marsudi, said that the news that a Reog Ponorogo was deliberately set on fire at the office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in Davao, Philippines, was not entirely true.
"Reog and gamelan decorations in the form of dragon heads were burned because they were damaged and infested with termites," said Retno via text message.