Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Ces Drilon Kidnapped


ZAMBOANGA CITY: Ces Drilon a Filipino television journalist, two cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama and a Muslim university professor on the southern island of Sulu have kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants. According to the police, Ces Oreña-Drilon, a multi-awarded broadcaster of the television network ABS-CBN, her crew and their companion, Octavio Dinampo, were taken at the village of Kulasi in the town of Maimbung. Drilon’s team arrived in Sulu on Saturday from Zamboanga City, said Supt. Julasirim Kasim, the provincial police chief.

Dinampo teaches political science at the Mindanao State University and is said to be helping Drilon in her coverage and the identities of the two cameramen were not immediately known.

Ransom demand range from PPh10 million to PPh30 million or about $227,000 and $454,000 U.S. dollars.

Let us pray for their safety.

FYI - Money And Nature

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