Vehicles pass through a military checkpoint on Samal Island Sept. 24, 2015. (Photo: Dante Diosina Jr./InterAksyon.com)
The family of the Filipina, who was taken hostage with three other foreigners from a Samal Island resort, on Thursday appealed to the government to rescue her and expressed apprehension for her life because they don’t have the money to pay the kidnappers in case ransom was demanded.
From Quezon town in Bukidnon province, Remigio and Rodney Flor, father and brother of Marithes, went to the Police Regional Office in Davao City to seek help from authorities upon learning that she was one of the victims.
The identity of the armed group that staged the abduction Monday evening remains a mystery.
Police and military authorities have been scouring the Davao Gulf as well as surrounding provinces in Mindanao for clues as to the whereabouts of the abductors and their hostages but their efforts have turned up empty so far.
The task of looking for the kidnappers in the Davao Gulf seems very challenging because the region is so big that it is surrounded by four provinces – Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental and Davao Occidental – and securing the area, especially the resorts in Samal Island, is very difficult because the PNP has only 80 men.
The commander of the Task Group Oceanview is convinced that the management of the Oceanview Resort in Samal may have been at fault in securing its guests since only three security guards were detailed in the resort.
The Task Group has ruled out the involvement of the New People’s Army in the abduction.
There are speculations that private armed groups run by politicians are behind the kidnapping.
Here’s a News5 video report by Ed Lingao in Samal Island:
[Video report]
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/117985/video--family-of-filipina-kidnapped-in-samal-appeals-for-help
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