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                    [ArticleID] => 485692
                    [Title] => 'Third party negotiating Vagni's release'
                    [Summary] => 

A third party negotiator is reportedly engaged in the negotiation with the group of Albader Parad and Doctor Abu for the release of kidnapped Italian International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) volunteer Eugenio Vagni, according to a senior security official.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 472254 [Title] => Pabuya ng Amerika [Summary] => NAGLABAS ng bagong pabuya ang Amerika para sa lokasyon o inpormasyon sa paghuli sa tatlong miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf. [DatePublished] => 2009-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134525 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1444024 [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 466648 [Title] => EDITORYAL - H'wag nang tigilan ang Abu Sayyaf [Summary] =>

Kailangan palang magbuwis muna ng buhay ang Sulu police commander saka magkakaroon nang puspusang opensiba laban sa mga teroristang Abu Sayyaf.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 459849 [Title] => Sulu governor orders Red Cross hostage's rescue [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A governor says he has ordered more than 1,000 troops and police to rescue an ailing Italian hostage held by al-Qaeda-linked militants.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-22 20:00:26 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 459261 [Title] => Constricted [Summary] =>

The rescue of Andreas Notter might have seemed too easy. It was not.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 458414 [Title] => No need for US troops in rescue of ICRC hostages - Yano [Summary] =>

Armed Forces chief Gen. Alexander Yano sees no need for US combat troops to take part in any operation to free the two Red Cross workers remaining in Abu Sayyaf hands in Sulu.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 457089 [Title] => Save the hostages [Summary] =>

It seems the Abu Sayyaf have started 2009 with a kidnapping spree. While one Red Cross volunteer, Mary Jean Lacaba, was freed on April 2 after reportedly being redeemed by a ransom, several hostages continue to suffer under the hands of the Abu Sayyaf who kidnapped them.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 457170 [Title] => RP eyes US help to resolve hostage crisis [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The government said today that it is open to proposals to tap the United States' help in securing the safe release of several hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf group in the restive south.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-13 23:00:10 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 456106 [Title] => No deal [Summary] =>

ANG Abu Sayyaf ay grupong terorista na walang adhi­kaing ipinaglalaban. Walang ideology at ang tanging ginagawa ay mangidnap at mangulimbat na gawain ng mga tulisan.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133395 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804793 [AuthorName] => Al G. Pedroche [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 455892 [Title] => EDITORIAL - No-ransom policy [Summary] =>

In a hostage situation, the ideal is to strictly enforce a no-ransom policy.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3497/startoonthumb.gif ) ) )
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