From InterAksyon (May 3): NPA release Davao Oriental mayoralty bet
The New People's Army released a candidate for mayor in storm-devastated Baganga, Davao Oriental a day after they abducted him for what authorities claimed was his failure to pay the rebels so-called “permit-to-campaign” fees.
But Senior Superintendent Jose Carrumba, officer-in-charge of the Davao Oriental police, said Ronnie Osnan told police who debriefed him that he was released "without any condition."
Osnan was freed around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Sitio Marquez, Barangay Campawan, the same village where he was seized by rebels after campaigning on Wednesday.
Also seized with him was a pastor, Manny Tinzon, who was released almost immediately.
He was placed under police custody around 8 p.m.
During debriefing, Carrumba said Osnan told authorities that the rebels simply let him go.
"‘Yun ang pagkakasabi niya. Lumakad lang daw siya pababa, mga (That’s what he said. He walked downhill, some) 15 to 18 kilometers," Carrumba said in a phone interview.
Carrumba said Osnan was held by a rebel unit led by a certain Commander Purok of the NPA's Front Committee 15 in the province.
Police are now coordinating with the Army to pursue Osnan's abductors.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/60888/npa-release-davao-oriental-mayoralty-bet
My best guess: Osnan either gave the commies money on the spot or made arrangements for payment, then he was "release without conditions."
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