ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – Gunmen seized 2 government teachers in Talusan town in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga Sibugay, police said on Friday.
Police said the incident occurred on Thursday morning while Russel Bagonoc, 22, and Reynadeth Silano, 34, were heading to school. The teachers were travelling on a motorcycle when six armed men intercepted them near Moalboal village.
The gunmen dragged the duo to a waiting motorboat and sped away, police said.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines condemns the abduction of the teachers and called on authorities to secure their immediate release.
“We hope that they are still safe at this point in time. We are saddened to hear reports of teachers being kidnapped in Zamboanga Sibugay. Once again, we condemn those persons who are responsible for these abductions that have victimized these dedicated public servants and resulted to the deprivation of hundreds of school children to education,” it said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the abduction, but police said the Abu Sayyaf was likely behind it. (Mindanao Examiner)
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