Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)
Secretary Herminio B. Coloma Jr. said on Tuesday the government will accept
help from any organization or individual who can trace the Samal Island
Coloma made the reaction to the reports that the Moro
National Liberation Front (MNLF) has offered assistance to capture the
kidnappers of three foreign nationals and a Filipino women in Samal Island
”The government will accept the assistance from
organizations or individuals to solve the crime,” Coloma said in a text message
to the Malacanang Press Corps.
The PCOO chief said it is important to trace the locations
of the Samal kidnappers as well as their victims.
A week ago, a group of armed men abducted Canadians John
Ridsel and Robert Hall and resort operations manager Kjartan Sekkingstad from Norway as well as Hall’s Filipino girlfriend
identified as Tess in Samal
Island
According to news reports, the kidnappers initially took six
people, but a Canadian identified as Steven and his Japanese wife, Kazuka, were
able to escape by jumping from the kidnappers’ boat.
President Benigno Aquino III has already assured that the
government authorities will not stop from tracking down the kidnappers.
Over the weekend, Senator Vicente C. Sotto III challenged
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to show their control in Mindanao by
helping the government find the kidnappers who were believed to have fled to
the province of Sulu
Two years ago, the MILF and the Philippine government forged
two agreements – the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the
Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) that resulted to the drafting
of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
The BBL is now being tackled both in the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
The Aquino administration is hoping for its passage before
President Aquino steps down in June next year.
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