Post by RedFlag32 on Apr 24, 2007 19:38:43 GMT
Army sergeant abducted by communist rebels in southern Philippines
Apr 22, 2007, 6:31 GMT
news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1294751.php/Army_sergeant_abducted_by_communist_rebels_in_southern_Philippines
Davao City, Philippines - An army sergeant was abducted by communist
rebels in a remote southern Philippine town, a regional military
spokesman said Sunday.
Major Randolph Cabangbang said army Sergeant Alberto Baludoya was driving
his motorcycle when undetermined numbers of rebels stopped him in a remote
village in Cateel town in Davao Oriental province, 985 kilometres south of
Manila, on April 13.
Cabangbang said military had no information on what happened to the
abducted army officer but expressed confidence he is still alive.
'They might be planning to use him to bargain for something,' he said.
'Maybe they would use him to pressure us to stop the intensified
operations against them.'
Communist rebels have vowed to intensified attacks against the government
of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, amid persistent calls for her to
step down due to accusations of rigging the 2004 presidential elections.
Communist rebels have been fighting the government since the late 1960s,
making the movement one of the longest-running leftist insurgencies in
Asia.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Apr 22, 2007, 6:31 GMT
news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1294751.php/Army_sergeant_abducted_by_communist_rebels_in_southern_Philippines
Davao City, Philippines - An army sergeant was abducted by communist
rebels in a remote southern Philippine town, a regional military
spokesman said Sunday.
Major Randolph Cabangbang said army Sergeant Alberto Baludoya was driving
his motorcycle when undetermined numbers of rebels stopped him in a remote
village in Cateel town in Davao Oriental province, 985 kilometres south of
Manila, on April 13.
Cabangbang said military had no information on what happened to the
abducted army officer but expressed confidence he is still alive.
'They might be planning to use him to bargain for something,' he said.
'Maybe they would use him to pressure us to stop the intensified
operations against them.'
Communist rebels have vowed to intensified attacks against the government
of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, amid persistent calls for her to
step down due to accusations of rigging the 2004 presidential elections.
Communist rebels have been fighting the government since the late 1960s,
making the movement one of the longest-running leftist insurgencies in
Asia.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur