PRESS RELEASE                                                                                        10 JUNE 2008
 
Drilon and crew missing in Sulu
 
QUEZON CITY - ABS-CBN anchor Ces Drilon and two other cameramen are reported to be missing for four days now in Southernmost part of the country -- Sulu.
 
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) sources disclose that they were abducted by rebel groups in Maimbung municipality though it has yet to be confirmed.
 
Primary suspects are Albader Parad and Gafur Jumdail, reported to be members of the Abu Sayyaf Group. The latter is the younger brother of Dr. Abu Jumdail of ASG. There were prior reports that the younger Jumdail has been causing chaos in the said municipality.
 
Local residents however say that there is still no group coming out to claim that they abducted Drilon.
 
Drilon went to Sulu to cover a special event by the invitation of Professor Octavio Dinampo of Mindanao State University . Dinampo is also reported missing along with Drilon and company.
 
Representative Yusop H. Jikiri of the 1st District of Sulu is now coordinating with PNP Director General Avelino Razon to find Drilon and her cameramen.
 
“We are doing all the necessary steps to locate Ms. Drilon and group,” said Rep. Jikiri. “If proven true that they were abducted, we cannot tolerate this kind of act disturbing Sulu peace over and over.”
 
“We have worked hard to regain stability, and peace and order in Sulu the past years and this incident inflicted by only few lost commands shall be put to a halt in order to prevent similar occurrence.

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