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                    [Title] => Abu Sofia KFR group to cooperate with military
                    [Summary] => CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao — The notorious leader of the Abu Sofia kidnap-for-ransom gang, implicated in the abduction last year of a Korean treasure hunter in Sultan Kudarat, has pledged to help the military locate the whereabouts of his counterparts in the Pentagon kidnapping syndicate after turning himself in to the military over the weekend.

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It turned out the policemen, belonging to the Regional Police Special Operations Group (RPSOG), were not readying themselves for any rebel attacks but to put off the impending arrest of their chief, Superintendent Willy Dangane, Sarangani police director.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405213 [AuthorName] => John Paul Jubelag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 170836 [Title] => Top Abu Sofia member falls [Summary] => GENERAL SANTOS CITY — It was not a "wonderful day" for Commander Wonderful yesterday. This top henchman of slain kidnap gang leader Tungko Abdulrahman Binago was arrested in his hideout along Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City... [DatePublished] => 2002-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405213 [AuthorName] => John Paul Jubelag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 169951 [Title] => Psywar tactics ng ASG na buhay pa si Sabaya dinedma ng AFP [Summary] => Bahagi lamang umano ng disinformation drive ng mga bandidong Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) ang pagpapalutang ng mga balita na buhay na buhay pa ang spokesman nilang si Aldam Tilao alyas Abu Sabaya.

Ito ang naging pahayag ni AFP Spokesman Brig. Gen. Eduardo Purificacion bilang reaksyon sa napabalitang text messages umano ni Sabaya na nadiskubre sa cellphone ng napatay na lider ng Abu Suffia kidnap-for-ransom group na si Tungko Abdulraman alyas Commander Tropical noong nakaraang Huwebes.
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President Arroyo brought her call for a "strong Republic" to Min-danao yesterday, declaring "total war" against criminals and terrorists in the southern Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164908 [Title] => Gang holding Korean hostage sends feelers to calmly surrender [Summary] => GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A kidnap gang holding a South Korean trader in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat had hinted to release its hostage provided the government would welcome its plan to return to the fold of the law.

Col. Agustin Dema-ala, deputy commander of the 601st Army Brigade, said the abductors of Jae Keon Yoon led by Salamon Makadengdeng alias "Commander Tropical", a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) lost command leader, were sending feelers to Palimbang Mayor Labualas Mamansual to come down from the mountain along with the kidnap victim.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405213 [AuthorName] => John Paul Jubelag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163520 [Title] => 4 Abu todas sa militar [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – Isang driver at tatlong bandido na pinaniniwalaang responsable sa pag-kidnap sa negosyanteng Koreano ang napatay, samantala, anim katao ang nasugatan sa naganaap na sagupaan noong Lunes sa Sitio Takal, Brgy. Piol, Maitum, Sarangani. [DatePublished] => 2002-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160180 [Title] => Sokor’s abductors divided over ransom [Summary] => GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Ransom or no ransom?
This issue, according to highly reliable sources, is dividing the captors of South Korean Jae Keon Yoon, thus stalling negotiations for his release. [DatePublished] => 2002-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405213 [AuthorName] => John Paul Jubelag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158107 [Title] => ‘South Korean traders met with compatriot’s captors’ [Summary] => General Santos City — A Sultan Kudarat mayor, one of those negotiating the release of Korean treasure-hunter Jae Keon Yoon, has warned unauthorized individuals not to hold separate talks with the foreigner’s kidnappers.

This, after a group of South Korean businessmen, said to be working on the expansion of the Davao International Airport, reportedly met with Abdulrakman Tongko in Cotabato City last week to work out Jae’s release after payment of a P20-million ransom.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405213 [AuthorName] => John Paul Jubelag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150246 [Title] => Five in Korean’s kidnap wounded [Summary] => COTABATO CITY — Five suspected kidnappers of a South Korean treasure hunter and a Filipino hotel owner were wounded yesterday in a shootout with pursuing Army troops in Palembang, Sultan Kudarat.

Maj. Gen. Roy Kyamko, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the brief firefight was the first between government forces and the kidnap gang since Yoon Jae-keun and Carlos Belonio were snatched in Malisbong district last Wednesday.

The gangmen fled after the soldiers outmaneuvered them, he said.
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It turned out the policemen, belonging to the Regional Police Special Operations Group (RPSOG), were not readying themselves for any rebel attacks but to put off the impending arrest of their chief, Superintendent Willy Dangane, Sarangani police director.
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Ito ang naging pahayag ni AFP Spokesman Brig. Gen. Eduardo Purificacion bilang reaksyon sa napabalitang text messages umano ni Sabaya na nadiskubre sa cellphone ng napatay na lider ng Abu Suffia kidnap-for-ransom group na si Tungko Abdulraman alyas Commander Tropical noong nakaraang Huwebes.
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President Arroyo brought her call for a "strong Republic" to Min-danao yesterday, declaring "total war" against criminals and terrorists in the southern Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164908 [Title] => Gang holding Korean hostage sends feelers to calmly surrender [Summary] => GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A kidnap gang holding a South Korean trader in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat had hinted to release its hostage provided the government would welcome its plan to return to the fold of the law.

Col. Agustin Dema-ala, deputy commander of the 601st Army Brigade, said the abductors of Jae Keon Yoon led by Salamon Makadengdeng alias "Commander Tropical", a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) lost command leader, were sending feelers to Palimbang Mayor Labualas Mamansual to come down from the mountain along with the kidnap victim.
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This issue, according to highly reliable sources, is dividing the captors of South Korean Jae Keon Yoon, thus stalling negotiations for his release. [DatePublished] => 2002-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405213 [AuthorName] => John Paul Jubelag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158107 [Title] => ‘South Korean traders met with compatriot’s captors’ [Summary] => General Santos City — A Sultan Kudarat mayor, one of those negotiating the release of Korean treasure-hunter Jae Keon Yoon, has warned unauthorized individuals not to hold separate talks with the foreigner’s kidnappers.

This, after a group of South Korean businessmen, said to be working on the expansion of the Davao International Airport, reportedly met with Abdulrakman Tongko in Cotabato City last week to work out Jae’s release after payment of a P20-million ransom.
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Maj. Gen. Roy Kyamko, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the brief firefight was the first between government forces and the kidnap gang since Yoon Jae-keun and Carlos Belonio were snatched in Malisbong district last Wednesday.

The gangmen fled after the soldiers outmaneuvered them, he said.
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