Showing posts with label Leah Patris. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 07, 2009
Kidnappers free Filipino hostage in Basilan province
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Soldier killed, 5 others wounded in clash with MILF rebels in Southern Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 19, 2009) – One government soldier was killed and five more wounded in a clash Thursday with Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the southern Filipino province of Basilan, officials said.
Officials said the fighting erupted in the village of Baiwas in Sumisip town where troops are tracking down kidnappers holding a loan collector, Leah Patris.
“The skirmishes lasted for about thirty minutes and resulted to the killing of one soldier and five others wounded. An undetermined number of enemies were also killed,” said Army First Lt. Steffani Cacho, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command.
She said troops were searching for Patris when they encountered the MILF rebels under Amir Mingkong. The town is a known lair of MILF rebels.
Patris and Ahmad Ilang were kidnapped on February 3 near Maluso town. The kidnappers had freed Ilang three days later. The two were employees of the Kasanyangan Foundation Inc. which is engage in micro-finance in Basilan, several nautical miles south of Zamboanga City.
The victims were with another employee, Nasra Mudjain, on a motorcycle when three gunmen intercepted them in the village of Upper Benengbengan in Sumisip town.
Mudjain managed to escape and reported the abduction to the police. Police tagged former Moro National Liberation Front rebels led by Commander Abugao as behind the kidnappings. The kidnappers had previously demanded P10 million for the safe release Patris.
Beside Patris, three Filipino teachers, a boy and a Sri Lankan peace worker are also being held by kidnappers in Basilan province.
More than a dozen people had been kidnapped in Basilan in recent months and most of those freed had paid millions of pesos in ransoms. (Mindanao Examiner)
Officials said the fighting erupted in the village of Baiwas in Sumisip town where troops are tracking down kidnappers holding a loan collector, Leah Patris.
“The skirmishes lasted for about thirty minutes and resulted to the killing of one soldier and five others wounded. An undetermined number of enemies were also killed,” said Army First Lt. Steffani Cacho, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command.
She said troops were searching for Patris when they encountered the MILF rebels under Amir Mingkong. The town is a known lair of MILF rebels.
Patris and Ahmad Ilang were kidnapped on February 3 near Maluso town. The kidnappers had freed Ilang three days later. The two were employees of the Kasanyangan Foundation Inc. which is engage in micro-finance in Basilan, several nautical miles south of Zamboanga City.
The victims were with another employee, Nasra Mudjain, on a motorcycle when three gunmen intercepted them in the village of Upper Benengbengan in Sumisip town.
Mudjain managed to escape and reported the abduction to the police. Police tagged former Moro National Liberation Front rebels led by Commander Abugao as behind the kidnappings. The kidnappers had previously demanded P10 million for the safe release Patris.
Beside Patris, three Filipino teachers, a boy and a Sri Lankan peace worker are also being held by kidnappers in Basilan province.
More than a dozen people had been kidnapped in Basilan in recent months and most of those freed had paid millions of pesos in ransoms. (Mindanao Examiner)
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Kidnappers strike anew in Basilan province, take 2 more hostages
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 04, 2009) – Former Moro rebels snatched two people in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, where kidnappers are still holding six more hostages.
Police said the hostages are employees of the Kasanyangan Foundation Inc. which is engage in micro-finance in Basilan, several nautical miles south of Zamboanga City.
The victims, Leah Patris and Ahmad Ilang, were with another employee, Nasra Mudjain, on a motorcycle when three gunmen intercepted them at around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the village of Upper Benengbengan in Sumisip town, police said.
Mudjain managed to escape and reported the abduction to the police.
“The trio were heading to Maluso town after collecting more than P50,000 from clients in Sumisip, when gunmen seized them,” said Senior Superintendent Salik Macapantar, Basilan police chief.
He said police forces were sent to Sumisip to track down the kidnappers. “There is an ongoing operation and we are closely coordinating with the military to track down the kidnappers and their hostages,” he said.
Macapantar tagged former Moro National Liberation Front rebels headed by Commander Abugao as behind the kidnapping.
Unidentified gunmen last week also snatched a nine-year old boy, Chester Gruta, and Eleazar Gumera, 45, in Basilan’s Lamitan City.
A bakery owner Eliseo Hablo and three government teachers Freires Quizon, Janette delos Reyes and Rafael Mayorada – all kidnapped in Zamboanga City by armed men were also taken to Basilan.
The group holding the teachers has demanded P6 million for the freedom of the hostages.
More than a dozen people had been kidnapped in Basilan and Zamboanga City in recent months and most of those freed had paid millions of pesos in ransoms. (Mindanao Examiner)
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