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(Eagle News)– Malacañan clarified on Friday that the ransom paid in exchange for freedom of Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad to Abu Sayyaf Group was not from the government. “I am not privy to that but I think it was also raised by third parties … Not from the government. Ransom not from the government,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella explained after President Rodrigo Duterte revealed the transaction on Thursday. “If that’s the one [Sekkingstad], then I […]
(Eagle News)– Both Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) received directives from President Rodrigo Duterte to ‘destroy’ the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) after the beheading Patrick Almodovar on Wednesday. The President was informed of the incident during an early morning press conference in Davao City. “Yung bata? That’s why i’m sending the troops there and tell them to destroy. My orders to the police and to the armed […]
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) — Three Indonesians have been kidnapped by armed men off an area in Malaysia, police said Sunday, where militants from the Abu Sayyaf group have been blamed for repeated kidnappings. Malaysian marine police chief Abdul Rahim Abdullah confirmed the kidnapping to AFP, adding: “It happened close to midnight yesterday. The three were crew in a fishing trawler.” Authorities did not say if they believed the Abu Sayyaf was involved. The incident […]
MANILA, July 11 – Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) still has to answer to their actions. Abella contextualized President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s earlier statement that he does not consider the group as criminals. During an interview over DZRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, the Palace official said, “He (President Duterte) was just trying to explain the context kung ano ‘yung ginawa ‘nong ASG (on what the ASG has done).” He explained that “basically these are people […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) supports the campaign of the government against the Abu Sayyaf Group after it beheaded two Canadian hostages. CHR Chairman Jose Luis Gascon, the CHR condemns the killing and other terrorist acts done by the ASG. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III extended his apology to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the fate of the two Canadian hostages at the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group. At the same time, President Aquino extended his thanks to Trudeau in respecting the Philippine government’s “no ransom” policy. According to President Aquino, the paying of ransom will result in the proliferation of terrorist groups, and that the “no ransom” policy was […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered that Canada’s flag be placed at half-mast after receiving reports of the death of second Canadian hostage Robert Hall. Trudeau also condemned Abu Sayyaf’s act and promised that Canada will pursue those responsible for the death of the two Canadian hostages until justice is served. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Ottawa, Canada (AFP) — The Canadian government has “compelling reason to believe” that one of its citizens kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago has been killed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “It is with deep sadness that I have reason to believe that a Canadian citizen, Robert Hall, held hostage in the Philippines since September 21, 2015, has been killed by his captors,” Trudeau said in a statement. […]
MANILA, May 12 – The government remains optimistic in neutralizing the Abu Sayyaf Group, as well as in freeing its remaining hostages before President Benigno S. Aquino III steps down from office in 52 days, a Palace official has said. During a media briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the administration is determined to achieve this goal but declined to give specific forecast or target dates, given the sensitivity of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Indonesian government stands firm that it will not pay ransom in exchange for the four Indonesian captives held by the Abu Sayyaf Group and will exert all diplomatic efforts to secure their release, like what was done to the ten other Indonesian prisoners. Aside from the four Indonesians, the Abu Sayyaf also holds four Malaysians, a Japanese, a Canadian, a Norwegian and a Filipina. https://youtu.be/ZLZX_6Zag8M
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Ten Indonesian sailors abducted by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants were freed in the southern Philippines on Sunday after five weeks in captivity, Philippine police said. Unknown men delivered the 10 tugboat crewmen to the home of provincial governor Abdusakur Tan Jnr on the remote island of Jolo during a heavy midday downpour, Jolo police chief Junpikar Sitin told AFP by telephone. “The report (of their release) is confirmed. They were there. I […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The company of the ten Indonesian sailors abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group will pay a Php 50 million ransom in exchange for their freedom. According to the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, the company and the ASG faction have already agreed on the price and are now just finalizing the details regarding the delivery of the money to said ASG faction. The 10 Indonesian sailors were abducted […]
