Good evening. I wanted to ask how long would the procedure for qualified theft take? My household helper stole a lot of my belongings amounting to almost 300k. When I noticed some of my belongings in her closet and bags I fired her. However the following day I noticed more items missing and texted her. Since she was arrogant, I went to the police station to file a report. They then called her to invite her to hear her side of the story and she said that she was out of town and would be back a few days later. She showed up on the agreed date and initially denied stealing the items mentioned on my list. Eventually, after showing her photos of the missing items while they were being used in the house as well as videos of the previous day while I was confronting her when I caught her, she confessed to having brought the taken items to the province to give as pasalubong. She begged for me not to file a complaint and that she would return the things she stole. I gave her 1 week but she has not returned the items. I want to file a case against her but want to know what is the process, how long it will take and what are the consequences for her. Please let me know. Thank you.