Blog Posts on captors

Captors stalked giant crocodile for three weeks by iTondo on Sep 6, 2011Experts who captured a giant crocodile stalked it for three weeks. The 21-foot, 600-kg seawater crocodile may very well be the largest one ever captured in the Philippines but there may be others just as enormous. Project director Ronald Nuer of the...

Elusive Fla. monkey dodges captors, defies darts by Philippines on Mar 5, 2010ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials. Authorities were called to a neighborhood in St. Petersburg on Wednesday when the rhe...

‘Santi’ moves further away from RP; at least 13 killed by enjoyfrancis.com on Oct 31, 2009(UPDATE 3, 11:05 p.m.) Unlike past tropical cyclones that stayed longer and caused heavy casualties, Santi left as fast as it arrived, leaving at least 13 dead and over 2,000 families affected. The state weather bureau on Saturday evening lifted the...

RP abductors ask $2M for release of Irish priest by enjoyfrancis.com on Oct 31, 2009The Philippine military has obtained a copy of a video showing 79-year-old Irish priest Michael Sinnott saying that his captors are demanding $2 million in exchange for his freedom.

Nash’s 20-assist game leads Suns to 123-101 rout of Warriors by enjoyfrancis.com on Oct 31, 2009PHOENIX - Steve Nash scored 18 points and had the sixth 20-assist game of his career Friday night in Phoenix's 123-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors in the Suns' home opener.

Brother of slain tribal leader tagged in Butuan kidnapping by enjoyfrancis.com on Oct 23, 2009One of eight government workers abducted by gunmen at a Butuan watershed area on Friday said their captors are led by the brother of a murdered Manobo tribal leader.

3 abducted Zamboanga Sibugay teachers freed by enjoyfrancis.com on Sep 23, 2009The three public school teachers who were abducted in the southern province of Zamboanga Sibugay six months ago have been freed by their captors, the military and police said Wednesday.

Gordon says captors want ransom for Vagni’s release by enjoyfrancis.com on Jun 25, 2009Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday said he received information "from my own sources" that the captors of Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni are now asking a "ridiculous amount" for the hostage"s freedom.