Malacanang commended on Thursday the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) Task Force Sulu for conducting operations that led to the
fleeing of two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel from their Abu Sayyaf
Group (ASG) kidnappers.
The military attributed their effort to rescue PCG’s Seaman
First Class Rodlyn Pagaling and Seaman Second Class Gringo Villaruz to its
operation in Sulu last Wednesday that led to the death of at least 15 ASG
members.
”We commend the AFP and its task force that succeeded in
enabling the fleeing from captivity of two Philippine Coast Guard personnel,”
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma
Jr. said in a press briefing.
Coloma said the military troops have also succeeded in
breaking the areas that were previously held by the Abu Sayyaf Group.
According to PCG spokesperson Commander Armand Balilo, the
two personnel were abducted last May 4 at around 2 a.m. at the Barangay Hall
near the port area of Barangay Aliguay in Dapitan City
With the support of the citizenry, government troopers had
tracked and raided the known lairs of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
According to the AFP, military operations are ongoing to
secure the safety of other persons being held captive by the ASG.
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