Two personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) abducted in April by the New People's Army (NPA) were released Thursday in San Miguel, Surigao, the military said Friday.
Lt. Col. Eduardo Gubat, spokesman of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said Juan Salazar and Feliciano Polan were released at around 8 a.m. in Barangay Libasod in San Miguel town.
The two were captured on April 27 after a group of rebels ambushed their vehicle while transporting two inmates along the national highway in Barangay Amontay, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur.
They were en route to Lianga from Tandag City for a court hearing of two inmates when the ambushed happened. The rebels had aimed to rescue one of them, identified as Jojean Alameda, allegedly a bomb expert of the NPA.
Gubat said Salazar and Polan were turned over by the NPA to local officials in the presence of Tandag City Bishop Nerio Odchimar.
According to Gubat, as of May 20, 2015, there are 30 civilians on record who were abducted by the NPA in Eastern Mindanao since 2013.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/110974/npa-frees-two-captive-bjmp-personnel
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