Malacañang on Wednesday assured that the government is
exerting “determined efforts” for the rescue of kidnap-for-ransom hostages.
“Government continues to exert determined efforts to bring
about the safe release of the kidnap-for-ransom hostages through a combination
of law enforcement and military operations,” Presidential Communications
Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday evening.
President Aquino met with the security cluster at 2:30 p.m.
on Wednesday.
“The President and members of the Security Cluster were
given updates by the AFP and the PNP on the security situation in Mindanao ,” Coloma said.
Last month, the Chief Executive vowed that the government
will not stop until the threat posed by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is ended.
“The full resources of the State are being brought down on
the ASG. Our primary objective is to rescue the hostages and ensure the safety
of our civilian population. We will leave no stone unturned and are studying
every instrument, both military and legal, to ensure success in our areas of
operations and wherever else required,” he said in a statement released
following the beheading of Canadian mining executive John Ridsdel after the
government failed to pay the Php 300 million ransom demanded by the bandits
President Aquino said the government wants “to seriously
erode any ability of the ASG to continue to function” by conducting continuing
operations in Basilan against Hapilon and his sub-leader, Furuji Indama
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