Fisherman had €100m pearl under his bed for 10 years

A Filipino fisherman has found possibly the world’s biggest pearl, which he had hidden under a bed for more than 10 years as a lucky charm, a tourism official said.

Aileen Amurao, a relative of the fisherman and tourism officer for Puerto Princesa city on western Palawan island, said the man gave her the pearl last month for safekeeping because he was moving to a new place.

Ms Amurao said the pearl, which weighs 34kg and is 67cm long and 30cm wide, was sitting on a bench in her home for weeks until she found time to check the internet, and she was shocked to learn that it could be the world’s biggest.