ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 28, 2009) – Philippine police said a kidnapped teacher in Mindanao who was reported to have died in captivity is alive.
Kidnappers have contacted the police to deny reports that Noemi Mandi, who was one of three government teachers kidnapped March 3 in Zamboanga Sibugay’s Naga town, had died in captivity, according to a report by the television network ABS-CBN on Saturday.
Police earlier said that it received reports that Mandi had died and that the remaining hostages Jocelyn Enriquez and Jocelyn Inion were handed over to Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Basilan province, where they are also holding three kidnapped teachers, a boy and a Sri Lankan peace worker since early this year.
Senior Supt. Federico Castro Jr., commander of a police task force working for the release of the hostages, said the kidnappers allowed him to talk with Mandi on the phone.
“This time at least we are sure that they are all alive," Castro told ABS-CBN.
He said they recorded the phone conversation, but Mandi was complaining about their living condition in the hands of the kidnappers.
Police did not say whether Mandi was calling from Basilan or in Zamboanga Sibugay province. The kidnappers have earlier demanded P10 million ransoms for the safe release of the three teachers. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Kidnapped Filipino teacher dies in captivity, police says
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 27, 2009) – Filipino authorities on Friday said it received reports that one of three kidnapped teachers had died in captivity in Mindanao island.
The teachers - Jocelyn Enriquez, Jocelyn Inion and Noime Mande – were seized by bandits March 13 while on their way home in the village of Bangkaw-Bangkaw in the town of Naga in Zamboanga Sibugay province.
Police said it received reports that Mande had died from complications from a previous surgery. Military officials said they heard about the report from the local media, but there were no confirmation whether it was true or not.
“We heard about it, but we have no reports whether the report is true or not,” Army First Lieutenant Steffani Cacho, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City, told the Mindanao Examiner.
Police said the kidnappers have previously demanded P10 million ransoms in exchange for the safe release of the hostages.
Another report said the teachers had been handed over to the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan Island, where the terrorist group is still holding three other government teachers kidnapped in January in Zamboanga City; a nine-year old boy snatched in Lamitan City and a Sri Lankan peace worker seized.
An Abu Sayyaf faction is also holding three Red Cross workers kidnapped in January in the province of Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner)
The teachers - Jocelyn Enriquez, Jocelyn Inion and Noime Mande – were seized by bandits March 13 while on their way home in the village of Bangkaw-Bangkaw in the town of Naga in Zamboanga Sibugay province.
Police said it received reports that Mande had died from complications from a previous surgery. Military officials said they heard about the report from the local media, but there were no confirmation whether it was true or not.
“We heard about it, but we have no reports whether the report is true or not,” Army First Lieutenant Steffani Cacho, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City, told the Mindanao Examiner.
Police said the kidnappers have previously demanded P10 million ransoms in exchange for the safe release of the hostages.
Another report said the teachers had been handed over to the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan Island, where the terrorist group is still holding three other government teachers kidnapped in January in Zamboanga City; a nine-year old boy snatched in Lamitan City and a Sri Lankan peace worker seized.
An Abu Sayyaf faction is also holding three Red Cross workers kidnapped in January in the province of Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner)
Friday, March 13, 2009
Gunmen seized 3 teachers in southern Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 13, 2009) – Gunmen have seized three government teachers on Friday afternoon in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga Sibugay, officials said.
Officials said the three - Jocelyn Enriquez, Jocelyn Inion and Noime Mande – were teachers at an elementary school in the village of Bangkaw-Bangkaw in the town of Naga.
They were seized at around 3.40 p.m. and forced to a pump boat. “The navy already deployed ships for possible maritime interdiction,” Army Lt. Steffani Cacho, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command, told the Mindanao Examiner.
No group claimed responsibility for the latest abduction, but rebels are actively operating in the province.
In January, suspected Abu Sayyaf militants also kidnapped three state teachers – Quizon G. Freires, 28; Janette C. Delos Reyes, 29; and Rafael L. Mayonado, 24 – at sea after intercepting their boat while they were returning to Zamboanga City from Sacol Island.
The teachers are being held captive in Basilan Island, south of Zamboanga City. The kidnappers demanded P6 million ransoms for the freedom of the trio. (Mindanao Examiner)
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