The ICRC hostages kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group will die. Or so it appear sreading from between the lines of allevii’s recent post. The people of Sulu and even Basilan,Tawi Tawi and other nearby places,are tired of the criminals and the politicians and the military that are sometimes part of the kidnappings in the area for the purpose of destabilization and other selfish interests.
On the other hand,Senator Ramon Magsaysay, errr,Sen. Richard Gordon,will have a photo taken of himself,looking at the sky,with the dead bodies of the ICRC hostaged workers one by one being carried by him in his hands. A tear from the eye of Sen. Gordon is flowing...
ICRC volunteer Mary Jean Lacaba was held hostage by terrorists for 77 days. If she were an ABS-CBN reporter, Abu Sayyaf bandits would have been counting millions of pesos by Day 9.Blogger Professional Heckler says: In a phone-patched interview over a TV newscast minutes after Lacaba’s release, Philippine National Red Cross chairman Sen. Richard Gordon said he wanted to cry… but decided to “control” it when he realized he was just on the phone, not on camera.
By now you must be all familiar with Sulu Vice Governor Lady Ann Sahidulla – the mediator for the government who facilitated the release of Lacaba. Here’s the strange thing. Ms Vice Governor has access to the Abu Sayyaf lair. She’s been in and out of their hideout. She mingles with them. She talks to them. She negotiates with them. And she does it with so much ease. Is she an “honorary member?”
The Abu Sayyaf terrorists still holding two foreign hostages threatened on Friday night to execute their remaining captives. Infuriated, DILG Sec. Ronaldo Puno warned the bandits that if they execute the hostages, the military would execute the Vice Governor.
Sulu Vice Governor Lady Ann Sahidulla is in the news again following the release of Mary Jean Lacaba. She’s been in the news before, when Ces Drilon and her crew were kidnapped… which makes me wonder: does Sulu province even have a governor?
Just a random thought: if the First Gentleman would be doing what Sahidullah does, would he settle for a mere five percent?
My blogging family says Professional Heckler makes superb and very good use of our intelligence on Mindanao even if the nincompoop government cannot really change its policies or make good decisions. At least it spreads the truth on a wider spectrum and invites a good laugh, good for the soul. That's very good, way to go, keep it up Professional Heckler! Kudos!
