Update: MILF leader frees two Marines in Basilan More of this in comments section below.
On the heels of the kidnapping of broadcaster Ces Drilon and her team, the Philipine Navy reported that two marines were abducted last Tuesday, June 10, in Al Barkha, Basilan by MILF followers.
The marine were identified as Corporals Jessie Duatin and Bernie Alcabasa .
The Philippine Navy identified their abductors as MILF Commander Malat Sulaiman alias Long Masud.
Masud is demanding the release of his nephew Salih Dungkal Alih in exchange for the freedom of the two Marines. Alih is now detained following the arrest effected by combined elements of Army intelligence operatives and Lamitan City police.
Masud reportedky sent surrender feelers to Lt. Col. Leonard Vincent Teodoro, the commanding officer of Maruine Battalion Landing Team 7.The two Marine personnel were ontheir way to meet Masud’s emissary when they were halted at gunpoint and taken to Barangay Makalang in Al Barkha.
The PN’s press release said Teodoro expressed high hopes for the resolution of this incident. In his report, Teodoro stated that Salih Dungkal Alih may just be released by the court on the ground of mistaken identity when the court conducts a pre-trial of the case. The warrant Of arrest that was served contains the name Salim Alil Masud while the arrested person’s name was Salim Alih.
Teodoro reports that he has established lines of communication with Kumander Long through the aid of the latter’s sister and Alih’s mother Hadja Raiza Masud. As of 3PM of June 11, Teodoro reports that he has spoken through cellular phone to the abducted Marines.
Philippine Navy Spokesperson LTCol Edgardo Arevalo said the Navy reiterates its long standing policy not pay ransom or agree to concessions involving release of captured military personnel.
The Navy and AFP, Arevalo said, “ condemns the act of Commander Long Masud of resorting to abduction of the two Marines as a bargaining chip to command the release of his arrested nephew.”
He said the Navy/AFP will lodge yet another protest against the MILF “for this criminal act” with the Joint Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities of the GRP-MILF peace panel.
Talks between the government and MILF has been suspended and Malaysia, which brokers the talks, has started pulling out its peacekeepers.
Ano ba yan?
Kidnapping left and right.
Everything is getting out of hand…
Gloria must RESIGN NOW!
This could be a prelude to her martial law. Come to think about it!
This could be a prelude to her martial law. Come to think about it!
Could these kidnappings be just staged by you know who?
Kasalanan ng gobierno ang mga kidnappings na ito. They allowed these factions to arm themselves. As a matter of fact, wasn’t there allegations in the past that these rogue groups were being sold high caliber guns by the military themselves in exchange for money?
I remember when a marine commander intercepted about 300 high powered guns and some politicians asked him to give those weapons back. This was in Mindanao.
These rogue groups are used by rogue politicians to sow dissent, to raise funds for themselves and use for election cheating. Yung iba dito ay mga “alaga” ng mga politicians. You know who you are!
Baka kailangan na naman ng “anti-terrorism” funds. Maapit na naman ang elections. Everything helps, from billions of pesos na kunyari ibibigay sa mahirap ( I wonder how much of these will really go to the grassroots?) o baka naman umpisa na ng pamudmod sa mga “operators”. These unaudited money can easily be given to the “chosen” few. The same with these “ransom” money. Who knows where the money would go? Hati hati na sila and of course hindi lang yung Abus, MILF ang meron niyan. Who knows if our own rogue military officers are also involved? A rotten leadership does not bear a good institution. Follow the leader is always an easy justification of wrong doings. How can a rotten leader abort the wrong doings of the rogue groups?
Only a genuine, corrupt free leadership can stop the the “war”in the South. These rougue groups know if there is a genuine reaching out. Look what they get now as a “PEACE” adviser! The asspweron! One whose mouth spewed bile language at all times! One who always want to “crush” the enemy. One who always created enemies instead of allies. One who is so known as a cheat. So, if the kidnappings prevail, we know that there is a failure of leadership somewhere.
Mabuti pa si Erap na palaging pinupulaan. Somehow he helped the Muslims by his Muslim Foundation. He also drove the rogue Abus, MILF etc from their camps. There was genuine yearning for peace. Hindi yung kasinungalingang nangyayari sa ilalim ni evil bitch!
Now, now, parasabayan. I think you hit the nail. You said, “Baka kailangan na naman ng “anti-terrorism” funds.”.
Isn’t she going to Washington D.C next week?
Wala naman sana ganitong pangyayari kung talagang may ibuga ang mga kasundaluhan natin. Takot sila sa mga Muslim warrior sa south in general.
Wala nang natirang respeto at takot ang sinuman kay Gloria Korap at sa kanyang pekeng administrasyon. Massacres dito, kidnappings naman doon!
Korek si Pareng Erap na isa lang artista, kasalanan lahat ni PhD Gloriang animal ang nangyayaring kidnapping sa South dahil ibinalik niya sa MILF ang mga camps na na- captured ng gobyerno. Iyan ang ULOL!
Sige Gloriang animal, papilahin mo pa ang mga mahihirap sa dole-outs na pera rin namin at nang hindi nila mapansin ang mga kidnappings na isinasagawa (mo at nila)sa South.
Agree with PSB, Gloria La Whore is kulang sa pansin na naman ni big bro…she needs addtional anti-terror funding!
Merong ibubuga ang ating mga kasundaluhan pero ang mga brilliant, brave, courageous and battle-tested ay ikinulong ni Gloria ‘d Cheat and her Ass just to satisfy her perks.
Kaya bwisit ako kay Yano na gumawa pa ng probe team. Hindi na lang niya i-release ang Tanay Boys and Magdalos para sa tunay na laban. Alam naman niya na violated talaga ang human rights ng mga ito. While Yano is probing which could take months or even years (patatagalin talaga), the rouges in the South are into kidnappings and killings. What the hell!
Saan ka naman nakakita ng dalawang marino kinidnap na wala namang guerra sa Pilipinas. Nangyayari lang iyan sa Iraq, etc. where there is war. Hindi ba nahihiya iyong mga inutil na pinaglalandakan pa ang kanilang inefficiency and neglect? Marino makikidnap? Unbelievable!
Believe it grizzy. Under this government, even fairy tales come true. Sampung sundalo nga pinugutan sa Basilan, wala namang naaresto kahit isa. Duda ko tuloy, si Wahab Akbar ang ginawang pambayad atraso doon sa sampu.
Pakulo?! Hilong talilong na si Gloria!
To diffuse Ces’ kidnapping…?
Fairy tales do come true, onli in da Pilipins!
mag nag post noon na sinabi ng head ng PNP na nilinis nya ang organization sa pamamagitan ng pagtanggal ng mga tauhan na di karapat dapat na miyembro ng PNP kaya ok na daw ang PNP. Yon pala ang mga pinag tatanggal nilang tauhan ay mga anti-arroyo na police.
Kaya duda ako na itong dalawang Marines na to ay siguro anti-arroyo kaya kunwari kinidnap ng Muslim. Sana ang media ay magkaroroon din ng malakas na pagsubaybay sa Marines nato katulad kay Ces. At siguro diversion tactic din ni tiyanak pidal para di ma focus ang news kay Ces.
May nag post noon…
May pinsan akong sundalo noong mga late 1980’s or early 1990’s. Private ang ranggo ng pinsan ko. Sa isang labanan sa Mindanao ay napatay sya ng mga Muslim.
Noong panahon na yon ay may mga insurance ang lahat ng mga sundalo na minimum ay 100,000 pesos. Hindi ko alam kung ganon pa rin ngayon. Ang insurance money na binigay lang ng AFP sa pamilya ng pinsan ko ay 15,000 pesos lang. Hinabol ng pamilya ng pinsan ko yong 85,000 pesos na hindi ibinigay ng AFP. Nagpunta sa opisina ng AFP sa Manila ang pamilya ng pinsan ko at nag reklamo pero wala ring nangyari.
Siguradong pinaghatihatian na yong 85,000 pesos ng nakakataas. Siguro sa panahon ngayon kapag namatay ang sundalo ang ibibigay na lang na insurance money sa pamilya ng namatay ay baka 1,000 pesos na lang. Yong 95,000 pesos pinaghati hatian na ng mga nakakataas.
Latest from Philippine Navy Spokesman Lt. Col. Edgardo Arevalo:
Thank God for their release Ellen but we have a long way to go. Ces and company are still in someone’s hell hole!
Chi,
I’ll tell you a story. Remember the Lamitan siege? The Palawan hostage taking would have terminated early if only there were navy boats operational during the slowboat crossing of Sulu sea. The siege happened where the group billeted on R & R right at the center of town. Since no intelligence was passed to the military about them,it means the military had no ally in that town from govt officials down to the policemen. Unfortunately then, an administrative movement passing through from the pier a few meters away was ambushed or rather made a shooting duck gallery. A captain was seen scampering everywhere we can deduce there were about 30 of his force or even less if most were on pass. They could not possible surround the two large blocks of the church and hospital to seal the place as radioed by their hqs. The shooters left through the back door with a parade. I would not like to read that part of the medal citation where they were outnumbered at the front street only.
Mukhang pinaglalaruan lang tayo ng mga taong nasa likuran ng mga kidnapan at patayan na ito. Malalim man silang kumilos pero buking pa rin sila. Kung walang nagingay dito, tiyak na hindi pa ni-release ang mga pobreng marines.
Nakakatakot ang ganitong laro, pati mga insonte ay nadadamay makagawa lang sila ng eksena na katatakutan ng bayan. Wala ring ipinag-iba sa pelikula, scripted lahat. Ang kaibahan lang, sa pelikula hard earned money pero dito sa kidnapan, it is dirty money.
Valdemar,
Thanks for that story. I’m not familiar with the Lamitan siege but it’s my opinion that it’s a natural reflex of soldiers/people to scamper around when there’s a surprise attack, especially when they’re outnumbered.
Based on your story, there was a failure of intelligence. So it was not the Captain’s fault if they were outdone and was not proven that he was not brave, right?
Valdemar, was that where the then Captain Guinolbay was involved? He is one of the incarcerated officers now.
psb,
yes.
chi,
Never outnumbered. Only outsmarted. Like on the recent beheadings, they were outsmarted. The two marines of late were coyed. And there were too many massacred companies. All in the south. We only had one success admittedly though, that of Erap’s attack. Wah na follow thru dahil wah ibuga. Kwarta, marami.
may phobia si Yano sa beheadings and down the line kaya maki-usap na lamang. Baka maambunan pa ng windfall.
Col Querubin got his Medal of Valor in one of these MILF operations. But the evil bitch gave back the camps to them. She may owe them the one million rigged votes!
Walang backup yung tropa ni Guinolbay. Mahaba na yung putukan, paubos na ang supply, maging yung sa ASG paubos na rin. Yung mga pulis at sundalo, nasa bahay ni Akbar, nakikipagmeeting kasama yung mayor ng Lamitan. Imbes na reinforcements, isang owner jeep na may mga bata ni Akbar ang pumarada sa likod ng ospital. Tamang-tama naman yun nagpatawag ng “briefing”. Tangina, puno ng armas yung jeep na idineliver ni Akbar sa grupo ni Abu Sabaya! Samantalang sila Guinolbay naghihiraman na ng magazines.
Military precision talaga, dinampot nila Sabaya yung ammo sa jeep, kasabay na nagmeeting yung mga sundalo, habang tumakas sa likod yung mga bandido. Ang galing!
Tongue, whoever got rid of Akbar must have known that Akbar was playing it both ways- the government and the rebels!