Trader’s daughter abducted

BAGUIO CITY — Three armed men snatched a daughter of a rich Chinese-Filipino businessman in San Fernando City the other day, sending jitters to the Chinese-Filipino community about a renewed surge of kidnappings for ransom in the Ilocos region.

Reports reaching this city from a source at the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) in Region 1 said Jacqui Rowena Tiu, 28, and her mother were cruising along P. Martinez Road in Lingsat, San Fernando City at about 8:30 a.m. when another car hit them from behind.

When the Tius went out of their car to check the damage, the three armed men poked their guns at them. Tiu’s mother was able to run away, leaving her daughter with the kidnappers.

A neighbor of the Tius was able to contact the San Fernando City police but their response was too late. — Artemio Dumlao