Tag: kidnap for ransom group

1 policeman in kidnap-for-ransom group killed, 3 others nabbed in Taguig

(Eagle News) — One policeman was killed and three others were arrested after they figured in an encounter with fellow policemen who were out to arrest them for alleged kidnap-for-ransom activities. A police report said suspect PO1 Gererdo Ancheta was killed after he, PO2 Joey Maru, PO1 Bryan Amir Bajoof and PO1 Paolo Ocampo fired at the members of the the Taguig City Police Special Drug Enforcement Unit and Special Operations Unit who had set up […]

Decapitated bodies of two Vietnamese kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf last year found in Basilan

(Eagle News) — Two of the six Vietnamese who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf group from Basilan last year have been found dead, a military official said on Wednesday. Capt. Joan Petinglay, spokesperson of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said in a radio interview that the decapitated heads of the two were found alongside their cadavers in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, at 5:40 a.m. “Most likely, desperate measures itong ginawa nila (Abu Sayyaf)  ngayon,” […]

Hinihinalang Abu Sayyaf members, sinalakay ang isang cargo vessel sa Tawi-tawi; 1 patay, 7 dinukot

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) — Isa na namang cargo vessel ang inatake ng mga pinaniwalaang miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf habang tinatawid nito ang karagatan ng Turtle Island Municipality sa Tawi-tawi. Ayon kay Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, spokesperson ng Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command,  isang mangingisda ang lumapit sa mga tauhan ng Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 kaugnay sa isang M/V Giang Hai na nagpalutang-lutang sa karagatan. Agad na dinala ng tropa ang naturang barko sa isang pinakamalapit na […]