From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 13): Stepped-up campaign vs. kidnappings in Sulu assured -- Roxas
Roxas said government security forces have revitalized their campaign against kidnap-for-ransom groups and extortionists in the province amid reports that between 12 to 15 more kidnap victims are still being held by groups either sympathetic to the Abu Sayyaf Group or the Abu Sayyaf Group itself.
“Yan ang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon tayo ng Peace and Order Council meeting. Kasama si (Defense) secretary (Voltaire) Gazmin, ang buong puwersa ng pamhalaan, ang AFP, ang PNP ay nakatutok dito,” Roxas said after emerging from a meeting with Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan II, Vice Governor Abdusakur Tan, and the 16 city and municipal mayors of the province.
The meeting was held at Sulu Provincial Capitol in Patikul town.
Roxas said the kidnapping problem in the province can be stopped once the community cooperates with authorities.
Aside from this, he said government security forces must cordon off the area of Patikul so that the kidnappers cannot transfer from one place to another once operations are launched against them.
Roxas, however, clarified that offensives against the kidnappers is the not the sole factor to stomp out the problem even as he assured that the government is doing all it can to once and for all get rid of the problem.
“Nandito kami para siguraduhin at para alam ng local government units na nakatutok ang pamahalaang national dito. Maaasahan nila ang aming tulong at kooperasyon para paigtingin ang laban kontra kidnapping,” Roxas added.
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Roxas said government security forces have revitalized their campaign against kidnap-for-ransom groups and extortionists in the province amid reports that between 12 to 15 more kidnap victims are still being held by groups either sympathetic to the Abu Sayyaf Group or the Abu Sayyaf Group itself.
“Yan ang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon tayo ng Peace and Order Council meeting. Kasama si (Defense) secretary (Voltaire) Gazmin, ang buong puwersa ng pamhalaan, ang AFP, ang PNP ay nakatutok dito,” Roxas said after emerging from a meeting with Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan II, Vice Governor Abdusakur Tan, and the 16 city and municipal mayors of the province.
The meeting was held at Sulu Provincial Capitol in Patikul town.
Roxas said the kidnapping problem in the province can be stopped once the community cooperates with authorities.
Aside from this, he said government security forces must cordon off the area of Patikul so that the kidnappers cannot transfer from one place to another once operations are launched against them.
Roxas, however, clarified that offensives against the kidnappers is the not the sole factor to stomp out the problem even as he assured that the government is doing all it can to once and for all get rid of the problem.
“Nandito kami para siguraduhin at para alam ng local government units na nakatutok ang pamahalaang national dito. Maaasahan nila ang aming tulong at kooperasyon para paigtingin ang laban kontra kidnapping,” Roxas added.
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