Chinese kidnap victim Li Bo, 29, was rescued by police June 22 from his abductors. Police also arrested the victim’s alleged abductors: Yalong Ding, Mingmeng Zhang, Leilei Fang, and Quishun Li. Li, a tourist, allegedly was kidnapped after failure to repay a gambling debt of P200,000 with a five-percent interest per day. He was forced […]
A Chinese national suspected of kidnapping a Chinese-Australian in Manila was arrested by agents of the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group on May 28. Police rescued Chen Jianting, 29, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on May 27. He was kidnapped by five Chinese nationals on May 24 from a high-end casino in Manila […]
Four ex-cops and their civilian accomplice were convicted and given life imprisonment for the kidnap-slay 14 years ago of Taiwanese victim Michael H. Chan, alias Chiu Yu Hung. In her 64-page decision, presiding judge Janet Abergos Samar of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 219 found PO3 Allan M. Verana; PO1 Candido S. Vallejo; PO1 […]
One of two Indonesian captives of the Abu Sayyaf rescued by government troops died during an encounter in an island village in Banguingui town off Sulu. Malaysian captive Jari Abdullah, who was with the two Indonesian hostages, was also shot while trying to escape during an encounter between the military and the Abu Sayyaf. He […]
Crimes related to casino or online gambling are on the rise. They no longer just result in torture and extortion but also in kidnapping, suicides and outright homicide and murder. The incidents are rising because the victims rarely cooperate with authorities to pursue the case and punish the perpetrators. Thus, in many of these cases, […]
The number of casino-related kidnapping, torture, extortion and murder is increasing, the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order warned. Chinese national Lu Qiang died from head injury on Feb. 27 after being released by abductors due to gambling debts. On Feb. 24, the body of Charlie Chua was recovered in Cavite. His kidnappers demanded […]
Anti-kidnapping operatives rescued an Australian national and arrested his four kidnappers in Makati City on Feb. 20. Authorities identified the victim as 29-year-old Jianting Chen. The Anti-kidnapping group (AKG) of the Philippine National Police said Rachel Ball, a member of the Australian police, informed them that the victim’s friend, Willian Choi, who is residing in […]
An Indonesian captive of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu was released on Jan. 15, the military said. Juragan Kapal Samsul Saguni, who was abducted off waters of Sabah in September 2018, was brought to the house of former Sulu Governor Abdul Sakur Tan in Barangay Poblacion in Maimbung town, said Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Lt. […]
Two kidnapped Chinese nationals were rescued in separate operations, the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) reported. The PNP-AKG said Kang Xintong’s mother received a call from the kidnappers using her son’s WeChat account. The mother, who is in China, said the kidnappers first demanded RMB50,000 (P382,500) and another RMB20,000 (P153,000) after informing her that […]
A Quezon City court on Dec. 13 found three men guilty in the gruesome killing in 2010 of a Chinese couple and their agent.In a 51-page decision, Judge Marilou Runes-Tamang of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 97 found principal suspect Jaylord Dimal guilty of three counts of murder. Each one carried a penalty […]