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Police release sketch of gunman in Zamboanga del Sur resort owners' abduction

By Roel Pareño | October 7, 2019 - 2:13pm

This, as the provincial government of Zamboanga del Sur puts up a P1-million reward for information that would lead to the...

Nation

Some Chinese kidnapped due to debts, drugs

By Bebot Sison Jr. | November 25, 2014 - 12:00am

Not all kidnappings involve criminals milking money from their victims, an anti-crime watchdog said yesterday.

Metro

Malaysian cop killed, another kidnapped in Sabah

By Eileen Ng | July 13, 2014 - 5:00pm

Armed gunmen fatally shot a Malaysian policeman and kidnapped another during a shootout at a resort on Borneo island, a security official said Sunday.

World

18 Filipino suspects cleared of role in abductions

February 8, 2013 - 9:02am

Philippine prosecutors have sought the release of 18 suspected Abu Sayyaf militants after an investigation showed they were erroneously arrested for involvement in the 2002 kidnappings of six people in the country's...

Nation

Stop kidnappers and terrorists

By Alberto B. Samonte, Kidapawan | October 17, 2010 - 12:00am

The surge of kidnappings in Cotabato should be addressed soon.

Letters to the Editor

Aid workers trained vs kidnappings

By Pia Lee-Brago | August 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Aid workers in Mindanao and other conflict-ridden areas in the country have received training from British experts to protect themselves from kidnappings.

Nation

Cotabato students, tutors decry blasts, abductions

By John Unson | July 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Teachers and students of private and public elementary and high schools here yesterday declared a “school holiday” to dramatize their outrage over mounting threats of kidnappings and more bombings in...

Nation

Making kidnapping pay

By Jerry Tundag | July 15, 2009 - 12:00am

When the Abu Sayyaf released Italian Eugenio Vagni a few days ago, the natural reaction the world over was one of relief and thanksgiving.

Freeman Opinion

Sri Lankan peace activist abducted in Basilan

February 13, 2009 - 10:22am

MANILA (AP) -Police say a Sri Lankan peace activist has become the latest victim of a wave of kidnappings in the southern Philippines blamed on al-Qaeda-linked militants.

EDITORIAL - A resurgent problem

May 5, 2006 - 12:00am

While cops were preoccupied with dealing with destabilization, criminals took advantage. That’s the explanation of the Philippine National Police in reporting that kidnapping cases went up by 70 percent in...

Opinion