Google Maps of Labangan town in Zamboanga del Sur province in Southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
Kidnappers on Wednesday have seized a 28-year old man in the southern Philippine
Police said Edmund Corpuz was seized in the
No further details were released by the police about the latest kidnapping incident.
It was not immediately known how
much ransom the kidnappers were demanding, but police have ordered commanders
in the region to tighten their security to prevent future kidnappings for
ransom.
“You are all directed to enhance target hardening measures to preclude further occurrence of serious incidents in your area of responsibility. The fast coming yuletide season will surely bring about increase in lawlessness and other forms of criminality, hence, serious implementation of all police operation plans must be done,” reads a police order sent to commanders in western
Corpuz’s kidnapping came a day following the safe release of a kidnapped Chinese-Filipino trader Robert Cua and Filipino engineer Edwin dela Torre in
The duo was seized by gunmen earlier in November in Lanao del Norte’s Linamon town where Cua runs a lumber yard. It was not immediately known how much ransom was paid by Cua’s family to the kidnappers.
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