Abu Sayyaf suspected in abduction of Briton, Filipino wife in Zambo Sur

Oct 7, 2019 | Regions

The military is suspecting the Abu Sayyaf kidnap and terror group as behind the abduction of a British businessman and his Filipino wife in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur last Friday. “The group that most likely took them is the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom...

Kidnapped baby returned to mom in Isabela

Sep 22, 2019 | Regions

The government-run Southern Isabela General Hospital where the third case of baby kidnapping was recorded during the past years. Santiago City, Isabela– Days after being kidnapped inside the Southern Isabela General Hospital here, a newborn baby girl was returned to...

Priest, nun face kidnapping charges

Aug 30, 2019 | Top Stories

By Roy Lagarde Jesuit Fr. Albert Alejo. PHOTO FROM THE VARSITARIAN/ARIANNE MAYE D.G. VIRI A Jesuit priest sued for sedition is now facing new charges, together with three other individuals including a nun.Police filed kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges...

Anti-kidnap police to learn Mandarin and other Chinese languages

Aug 27, 2019 | Nation

The Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) plans to send some of its personnel to China to learn Mandarin and other Chinese languages used by Chinese nationals involved in casino-related kidnappings in the Philippines.In a statement, Anti-Kidnapping...