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==5,000 comb Tawi-Tawi in search of kidnapped Europeans== | |||
*http://globalnation.inquirer.net/25581/5000-comb-tawi-tawi-in-search-of-kidnapped-europeans | |||
*1:47 pm | Saturday, February 11th, 2012 | |||
by: Julie S. Alipala | |||
Inquirer Mindanao | |||
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—Some 5,000 people from security forces and volunteers are now combing the western part of Tawi-Tawi in search of the two European birdwatchers abducted by unidentified gunmen on February 1 as their governments are increasingly worried about their safety, a top provincial official said. | |||
“We have more than 3,000 hectares of forest here and the mission of that team is to make sure every part is inspected,” Governor Sadikul Sahali told the Inquirer by telephone on Friday. | |||
The province is made up of 300 islands, the major ones of which include Tawi-Tawi, Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Simunul and Sibutu. | |||
Sahali said the authorities were trying their best to locate Dutchman Ewold Horn and Swiss Lorenzo Vinciguerra, and it was hoped that the deployment of more security forces and volunteers would yield positive results. | |||
Horn, Vinciguerra and Filipino birdwatcher Ivan Sarenas were returning to Bongao, the provincial capital, from a 14-day sojourn in the municipality of Panglima Sugala on the biggest island in the Tawi-Tawi group when they were abducted at sea. | |||
Their escorts, a policeman and a local official, were allowed to leave, along with the boat operator. Sarenas managed to escape by jumping overboard later that night and swam in the darkness toward another island where he was aided by fishermen. | |||
“We are hoping there would be positive news in the coming days,” Sahali said. | |||
He admitted that authorities in Bern and The Hague, the Swiss and Dutch capitals, respectively, were closely watching the developments in the search and rescue operations. | |||
He said officials from the Dutch and the Swiss embassies in Manila have been frequently contacting him for updates. | |||
“They keep on calling me every day; they want to know the progress of our efforts, they are very much worried over the safety of the two victims,” Sahali said. | |||
Acting Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said also that European diplomats were in close contact with him. | |||
He said he would always tell them that the efforts were continuing and that the victims have not been sighted so far. | |||
Sahali said they believed that the kidnappers and the victims have not gotten out of Tawi-Tawi yet. | |||
He said had they done so, the kidnappers would have made contact by this time. | |||
“Probably, they would have made known their demand by now,” Sahali said. | |||
==MNLF linked to abduction of 2 foreigners== | |||
*Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/11/12/mnlf-linked-abduction-2-foreigners | |||
*02/12/2012 12:22 AM | Updated as of 02/12/2012 12:22 AM | |||
:by Honor Blanco Cabie | |||
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – Police said they identified a group of young members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as possible suspects in the abduction of two Europeans in Tawi-Tawi more than a week ago. | |||
Police Director Felicisimo Khu, Jr., director of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO), said there are indications that Ewold Horn and Lorenzo Vinciguerra were taken by third generation members of the MNLF in Tawi-Tawi. | |||
Khu said a possible motive is jealousy among the locals. "These foreign birdwatchers when they go to the area, hire locals to serve as their guides and security." Khu said. "One group was denied." | |||
Khu said they are giving the provincial government of Tawi-Tawi time to negotiate with the abductors, who are said to be still hiding in Panglima Sugala town. "Governor Sahali is sending an emissary," Khu revealed. | |||
The police officer also showed to the news team a copy of the email sent by a certain Mustapha Muallam, using Ivan Sarenas' hacked email address, to the group of birdwatchers, where Sarenas is a member. | |||
Muallam, who identified himself as one of the abductors, demanded for the pull-out of police and military operatives in Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. "But when he was asked to present proof of life of the victims, he was not able to comply." | |||
Khu believes Muallam is "someone who is merely trying to confuse things." | |||
==Tawi Tawi, on the world’s biggest coral triangle in PHL’s far south, sinking? (Feature)== | ==Tawi Tawi, on the world’s biggest coral triangle in PHL’s far south, sinking? (Feature)== | ||
*Source: http://bayanihan.org/2012/02/10/tawi-tawi-on-the-worlds-biggest-coral-triangle-in-phls-far-south-sinking-feature/ | *Source: http://bayanihan.org/2012/02/10/tawi-tawi-on-the-worlds-biggest-coral-triangle-in-phls-far-south-sinking-feature/ | ||
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According to them, it would be very pathetic indeed if Tawi Tawi, home to almost 500,000 people and an enviable wealth of flora and fauna, would be allowed to sink because there are other concerns, definitely less in urgency, high in the priority list of the authorities. (PNA) | According to them, it would be very pathetic indeed if Tawi Tawi, home to almost 500,000 people and an enviable wealth of flora and fauna, would be allowed to sink because there are other concerns, definitely less in urgency, high in the priority list of the authorities. (PNA) | ||
==Kidnapped birdwatchers still kept in Tawi-Tawi== | ==Kidnapped birdwatchers still kept in Tawi-Tawi== | ||