The 45th Infantry Battalion based in Central Mindanao had been sent to Sulu to help in the operations to rescue the hostages.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed another Army battalion to Sulu as the deadline set by the Abu Sayyaf for the families of the foreigners they seized on Samal Island to pay ransom nears.
The 45th Infantry Battalion based in Central Mindanao had been sent to Sulu to help in the operations to rescue the hostages.
Eight Army battalions as well as Scout Rangers, Special Forces and the United States-trained Light Reaction Co. are presently operating against the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu and Basilan.
Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, AFP acting chief, has been going to the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City in the past weeks to oversee the ground operations.
The kidnappers had demanded P300 million each for Canadian Robert Hall and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad.
They threatened to execute another captive if their demand is not met by tomorrow.
On April 25, Canadian John Ridsdel was executed after the deadline set by the kidnappers lapsed.
Filipina Maritess Flor, who was also taken on Samal Island, Dutch birdwatcher Elwold Horn and five other Filipinos remain in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf.
http://beta.philstar.com/nation/2016/06/12/1592296/additional-troops-deployed-for-operations-vs-abu-sayyaf
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