After several days in captivity, Ces Drilon, a news anchor from ABS-CBN and the other TV crew and a professor from Mindanao State University were finally released by Abu Sayyaf late last night. The kidnappers demanded for a ransom money but failed to get what they want as the government was firm in keeping to their decision of a "No Ransom Policy" and was pressured for a possible "police-military operation". The group that kidnapped them was the same group that this crew tried to interview but was betrayed and abducted them instead.
"I want to thank everybody. Words are not enough to thank those who prayed for the professor, Jimmy, Angel and myself".
- Ces Drilon
3 comments:
wow! good thing that they were released and no lives were lost...
ahhh i miss listening to TV patrol every night...
I am glad to hear that they were released and no lives were lost. God bless!
from the on going investigation conducted, it has been said that there was ransom money given.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080620
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