Anti-kidnapping operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) rescued two Chinese-Filipino in an operation in Rizal which resulted in the death of two of their captors on Tuesday morning, June 14. PNP Officer-In-Charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said the gun battle also resulted in the woundin
(Photo courtesy of PNP-AKG) MANILA - Two suspected kidnappers were killed in an encounter with anti-kidnapping operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP in Pililia, Rizal early Tuesday. Citing a PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) report, officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. identified the suspects killed in the encounter around 2:30 a.m. as Rolly Castillo and Jerameel Ventura. The suspects were behind the abduction of a 21-year-old student and his cousin and a 34-year-old entrepreneur, who were rescued in another location a few hours before the encounter. Danao said the victims were kidnapped at gunpoint in Tondo, Manila last June 4 where the kidnappers initially demanded a PHP100-million ransom in exchange for their release. He said a breakthrough in the investigation came when the kidnappers agreed with the counteroffer made by the victims' families. A ransom pay-off was set in Calamba City, Laguna on Monday night but was later diverted to Pakil, Laguna where the kid