PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / July 13, 2013) – Security forces rescued two abducted women and arrested their two captors in Iligan City in the southern Philippines, army officials said Saturday.
Captain Jefferson Somera, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, said the hostages – Kathlyn Jane Dapol and Jingle Bation Rebosora – were reunited with their families following Friday’s rescue at a road block put up by authorities along the highway in Iligan City.
He said the abductors, Mark Rebosora, 28, and Rogelio Bation, 60, were handed over to the police and are facing criminal charges. He said the abduction stemmed from a family feud.
Somera said the two men snatched the women while they were walking near an army base and dragged the duo to a waiting car that was eventually intercepted by soldiers at the road block.
“The timely intelligence information helped in the operation that led to the rescue of the two victims,” he said.
Brig. Gen. Felicito Virgilio Trinidad, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, lauded the rescue of the women and commended the troops and policemen involved in the joint operation.
“In time of needs, our people always look upon us to help them. Because they know that they are the reason why we are here and I applaud you for this successful operation, we helped and never failed them,” Trinidad told the soldiers, who are members of the 4th Mechanized Battalion, and the local police force. (Mindanao Examiner)
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