The Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) on Monday announced
that the government remains steadfast in its commitment to deal with the
kidnap-for-ransom problem.
"Our focused military and law enforcement operations
continue without let up with the objective of rescuing the hostages and holding
their captors accountable for all their crimes," WESMINCOM spokesperson
Major Filemon Tan said.
His pronouncement came in wake of the June 13 ransom
deadline of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) for the three remaining Samal Island
The bandits earlier threatened to behead one of the captives
if their PHP600 million ransom demands were not paid.
Canadian Robert Hall, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingtad and
Filipina Marites Flor, Hall's girlfriend, were snatched by the ASG at a posh
resort in Samal Island last Sept. 21.
The ASG beheaded John Ridsel last April 25 after the
Philippine and Canadian governments refused to pay his PHP300 million ransom.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=894509
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