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Mary Jean Lacaba, one of the three Abu Sayaff hostages, has been released. She is now at the Marines headquarters.
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Mary Jean Lacaba, one of the three Abu Sayaff hostages, has been released. She is now at the Marines headquarters.
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A Prayer For Forgiveness For The Bandit Group Holding The Red Cross Hostages
O Lord, remember not only the men and women of good will but also those of evil will. And in remembering the suffering they inflicted upon us, honor the fruits we have borne thanks to this suffering — our comradeship, our humility, our compassion, our courage, our generosity, the greatness of heart that has grown out of all this; and when they come to the judgment, let all the fruits that we have borne, be their forgiveness…
Thanks to the Lord!
I hope that Messrs. Vagni and Notter will be the next ones to be released…
I knew it was coming. The bandit was going to release the only female victim who’s a Filipina and keep the other two male foreigners. The Abus know they could extract more dollars from foreign government.
Pardon me if I bring up this question: I’ve long been wondering if the past female victims were sexually molested or raped. These Abus are young and aggressive. They have no or seldom have female companions with them. They cannot come down from the mountain to date women in the town. So, it’s very possible that some particularly the leaders have sexually abused some of the female victims…and that include journalists like Maan Macapagal, Arlene De la Cruz and Ces Drilon. I can just imagine the trauma that they still carry with them if indeed they were touched. Days and months of captivity were too much of a temptation for these young bandits.
Let’s NOT Forget The Two Remaining Hostages!
Ransom would be given for the release of the two other foreign hostages. Wanna bet?
Allahu Akhbar!
Thanks to the power of prayers. God is good!!!
The EQualizer Says:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Let’s NOT Forget The Two Remaining Hostages!
… and the 3 teachers who were also kidnapped.
Ito namang Abu Sayaf, sana si GMA na lang ang kinidnap ninyo! Mas maraming pambayad ng ransom si FG at isa pa, ang buong sambayanan ay matutuwa sa gagawin ninyo!!!
andres,
“sana si GMA na lang ang kinidnap ninyo! ”
Ay hindi!
Ang mga taong bayan ang magbabayad para hindi na pakawalan ng Abu Sayyaff si Gloria… at para pugutan na ng ulo ang bansot na yan.
Corrupt officials in this evil government should be the ones kidnapped by the Abus. But, no one dares to travel to the south.
One thing I don’t understand is why these foreigners even if they belong to charitable institutions like International Red Cross insist on going to dangerous areas like Sulu. I may be wrong but could it be some of these foreigners are actually spies or intelligence operatives of their countries? Those who belong to Peace Corps, Amnesty International, Humanitarian and Medical Mission groups could be intelligence groups disguised as such to monitor some parts of the country. CIA is notorious in such activities.
Salamat naman at nakalaya na si Mary Jean Lacaba. Sagot yan sa mga dasal at higit sa lahat sa kabayaran (ransom). Sana makalaya na rin yong dalawa at yong mga iba pang hawak ng mga bandido.
Nais ko po sanang ibahagi sa inyong lahat ang aking personal na karanasan sa Jolo. Ako po ay nag-aral ng kolehiyo sa Notre Dame ilang dekada na rin ang nakakaraan bagamat ako’y tubong Luzon. Apat na taon akong nag-aral, nanirahan at nakisalamuha sa mga mamamayan ng Jolo at maka-ilang ulit na rin pabalik-balik. Maging noong mga panahon na yon, KIDNAPPING ay madalas na nagaganap maging laban sa kapwa Joloanos. Ito ay iang uri ng madaliang pagkakakitaan o isa ring paraan upang makapag-asawa.
Napakaganda sana ng Jolo. Madali at magaan ang uri ng pamumuhay. Mura ang bilihin at talagang mababa lamang ang halaga ng pang-araw-araw na pangangailangan. Ngunit kung patuloy na ganito kagulo, ang manirahan dito ay isang bangungot lamang.
Sa aking karanasan, buo sa aking isipan na paulit-ulit na magaganap ang KIDNAPPING kung walang tunay na panuntunan ang ating pamahalaan.
Ito lamang ang aking nakikitang paraan upang, kung di man tuluyang mawala, ay mabawasan man lamang ang ganitong uri ng krimen.
1. Make an Advisory, “Go to Jolo or other part of Mindanao at your own risk” unless local government guaranty their safety
2. In case, there is kidnapping, “NO Negotiation” shall be observed all the time
3. Immediate military action, consider kidnap victims as collateral damage
4. No Political intervention allowed
Kung ganito ang gagawin, sa palagay ko mababawasan ang kidnapping sapagkat marami din naman sa kanila (kidnappers) ang takot mamatay.
BTW, kilala ng mga prominenting personalidad kung sino-sino ang mga ASG. Kamag-anak o dati nilang tauhan ang mga yan.
Sa akin lang, dapat yang mga ganoong kaso ng kidnapping eh dapat news black-out alang alang sa kaligtasan ng mga bihag. Naalala ninyo pa ba yung nangyari kay Ces Drilon noong siya rin ay nakidnap? Diba naki-usap ang ABS-CBN noon na magkaroon ng news black-out alangalang sa kaligtasan ni Ces? Tsk tsk, kung sila ang nakidnap, dapat news blackout pero kung ibang tao lalo’t ang bihag ay isang dayuhan, nako po, todo todo ang balita. Hayyy!!!
Ang masama pa, kandarapa mga TV networks sa pag interview sa mga ASG leaders. Di ba nila alam na lalo lang lumalakas ang mga loob ng mga Abu Sayad na yan. Lalong magyayabang. Yan ang objective nila, makilala sila sa buong mundo. Magkaroon ng media mileage para makalikom ng suporta mula sa ibang terrorist group.
Isa pang nakaka asar eh ang mga politikong nakikisawsaw sa krisis na ito. May paiyak-iyak pa. Pwe!!! Kung gusto nilang tumulong, dapat sa tahimik na paraan at huwag puro pa interview.
What kind of negotiation is it when only the Abus are the ones exerting pressure on the government? The government should be putting pressure on these bandits as well. Imagine, the Abus are telling the government “Get out of our territories.” Since when did these Abus own the territories?
Also, why is the government only taking action whenever there’s a kidnapping? What are they doing when there’s no kidnapping?
BE,
Ang ginagawa nila kapag walang kidnapping ay mangurakot at magpalaki ng b***g sa mga trono nila…
Was she released or rescued? Mukhang iba-iba ang balita.
If it was a rescue, AFP and the government would brag about it. It was released for something we don’t know…perhaps advanced ransom money just like in the previous kidnappings.
be, you are right. The military’s management is not by objective but by crisis. The only time they move is when it is needed. In reality, the best time could be when it is not needed. They are too situational.
Or, are they being controlled by the government to add up its justification to declare emergency rule?
I suggest Sulu govt. officials to copy what the Davao City govt. officials did. Majority of Davao City residents are sick and tired of violence and is helping the govt. maintain peace and order for their prosperity. It will be beneficial for Sulu if Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte can partake his experience in transforming the once notorious Davao City to a prosperous city.
You’re right BE, besides if its a rescue todas sigurado ‘yung dalawang naiwan.
Excellent poitn syria. Indeed our military is reactive, not proactive — very amateurish.
But I’m afraid I don’t agree with the way crazy Duterte runs Davao. A government cannot expect to annihilate poverty by simply murdering the poor.
It is safe to say that the young delinquents that Duterte is ordering murdered have become delinquents out of hunger. The solution to the problem is not by ordering a death squad to kill these young people. Duterte is no better than the Abu Sayyaffs in that respect.
Povery is the parent of revolution and crime — Aristotle.
Sometimes, we need an iron hand like Duerte to instill discipline, peace and order. Marcos’ Martial Law was successful in the beginning. Everyone would agree that his first three years were successful.
Press statement from the Philippine National Red Cross:
Ayon kay PNRC Chairman Senador Richard Gordon, bandang tanghali, Abril 2, ng tumawag sa kanya si Sulu Vice Governor Lady Anne Sahidulla, Chairman ng Red Cross Sulu Chapter upang humingi ng permiso na aakyat sa kampo ng Abu Sayaff na nasa Indanan Sulu at susubukang kumbinsihin ang mga bandido na palayain kahit isa sa mga bihag nito.
“ Kaninang tanghali tumawag sa atin si Vice Gov. Lady Ann Sahidulla ng Sulu. Si Sahidulla para sa kaalaman ng lahat ang chairman ng Red Cross Sulu Chapter. Siya ay humihingi ng permiso na susubukang kumbinsihin sina Albader Parad na palayain kahit isa sa mga bihag. Sabi ko sige. At natutuwa tayo at nagawa niyang makumbinsi ang grupo ni Parad,” ayon kay Gordon.
Samantala, sinabi ni Sahidula na sa kanyang pakikipag-usap kay Mary Jean, sinabi nito sa kanya na maaayos naman ang nagging pagtrato sa kanila ng mga bandido at hindi naman sila sinaktan o ginutom.
“Sabi ni Mary Jean habang kami ay pababa mula sa kuta ng Abu Sayyaf, okey naman daw ang kanilang lagay sa kamay ng mga bandido, hindi naman daw sila sinaktan o ginutom ng mga ito,” ani Sahidulla.
Bago umalis ng kuta ng Abu Sayaff nagawa pa ni Mary Jean na mahigpit na yakapin sina Notter, Vagni at maging ang lider ng ASG na si Parad.
More from PNRC:
Kaugnay nito, pinapurihan ni PNRC Chairman Gordon si Vice Governor Sahidulla, sa kanyang katapangan at sa malinis na layuning makatulong sa pagpapalaya ng mga bihag.
“I admire her courage, bilib tayo kay Vice Governor Sahidulla sa kanyang katapangan at sa pagnanais na makatulong sa pagpapalaya sa mga dinukot naming kasamahan sa Red Cross. Yan ang Red Crosser handang suungin anuman ang panganib para makatulong sa kapwa anuman, sinuman at asan man sila,” ani Gordon.
Malaking bagay na umano na mapalaya si Mary Jean na walang kapalit na ransom.
“Hindi nagbayad ng ransom ang PNRC at maging ang ICRC para mapalaya si Mary Jean, lilinawin ko ito sa inyo, dahil kahit kelan hindi naniniwala ang PNRC sa pagbabayad ng ransom, proyekto lamang sa ika-uunlad ng Sulu ang aming commitment sa mga taong ito,” ani Gordon.
Sa Abu Sayaff hinihiling naman ni Chairman Gordon na palayain na ang dalawa pa na kasamahan sa Red Cross.
Pangako ni Gordon na katulad ng plano ng Red Cross at ng ICRC sa Sulu, uulanin ng development programs ang naturang bayan.
“Actually matagal na ang plano ng Red Cross at ICRC dyan, katunayan ang binibisita nina Mary Jean, Notter at Vagni ng madukot sila noong Enero akinse e ang isa sa mga proyekto ng Red Cross sa Sulu ang water sanitation facility para sa pagkakaroon ng kasiguruhan sa malinis na tubig ng Jolo Provincial Jail. Marami pang nakaumang kung pagbibigyan lamang tayo ng Abu Sayyaf na ipakita na seryoso tayo na pagandahin ang Sulu.
Una nang hiling ng marami sa Sulu kasama na ang mga bandido ang maayos at kumpleto sa serbisyong Mindanao.
Sabi ni Chairman Gordon, hindi lamang sisikapin kundi gagawin ang buong makakaya upang makatugon sa pangangailangan ng Sulu sa mga pangunahing serbisyo.
Panghuli, patuloy na hinikayat ni Gordon ang buong PNRC community, mga Red Cross staff at volunteers sa buong bansa at ang buong sambayanang Pilipino na manalangin para sa kaligtasan ng nalalabi pang mga bihag.
Naniniwala si Chairman Gordon na sa pagpapalaya kay Mary Jean ay may pag-asa rin na mapalaya sina Notter at Vagni na nananatili pa rin sa kamaya ng mga bumihag dito.
“Magandang senyales ito na mapapalaya din ang dalawa pa nating kasamahan,” pahayag pa ni Gordon.
Don’t you notice that it’s the same people who negotiate with the bandits? Why is this Vice Governor’s name always come up whenever there’s kidnapping? That means she and other officials in that area know the bandits personally. Then, why can’t they convince the bandits to lay down their arms and make peace with the government and stop kidnapping innocent civilians?
Election time, thats the idea we must understand. The mere fact that the kidnappers have no demand of consideration, this is a drama to gain publicity for some wannabes. Crying in front of the tube can get a lot of mileage. Who knows this is a script for a Gordon and the vice gov tandem. No harm on the hostages, and their safety is guaranteed by the ‘IRC’ by ‘acquiescing’ to the pullout demand of the ‘kidnappers’. Thats to give a wide berth of safety for the Abus also to carry out their acts. Abangan ang susunod na kabanata.
Dick Gordon cried. What’s new? When he was ousted by Erap as SBMA Chairman, he also cried like a baby. Dick is soft after all.
I agree that this kidnapping may be a staged one by the wannabes. The vice governor seem to be be in the whole play. Mukhang “starring” role pa!
The fact that the two foreign abductees are not yet released, the captors are waiting for the “ransom” money. These kidnappers are directly dealing with the mother countries. They released Lacaba coz they do not expect any ransom from local sources. Mas malaki ang kita sa dalawang dayuhan. Kahit na sabihing walang “ransom”, pwede ba, tama na ang kasinungalingan!
andres, Anna, re: “Sana si GMA na lang ang kinidnap ninyo”
Sagot na ni Anna at grizzy yung ransom. Beinte-nueve kay Anna, samurai kay grizzy! Kayang-kayang pamutol ng leeg!
Whats nexts for PGMA birthday this time? Chicken necks? or Red Cross necks?
To her: NECK NECK !
Lacaba was released after paying P5.5M for board and lodging.
Who paid for it?
Whom do we believe? The government or the Abu Sayyaf? Of course no victim would be released without something in exchange…and that’s money, plain and simple. So, we does the government still keep on lying?
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20090408hed1.html