The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged anyone who has information on the whereabouts of labor organizer William Lariosa to come forward and help the investigation on his disappearance.Lariosa, a member of the Kilusang Mayo Uno in the Southern Mindanao Region, had been allegedly arrested by...
Actress Isabel Rivas took to social media recently to inform fans about the alleged "abduction" of her good friend, former actress Azenith Briones.She wrote, "I have talked to the proper authorities & we her friends will do everything we can to get her out where they are keeping...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation on the alleged abduction of three activists involved in espousing the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs) in Oriental Mindoro.Based on report of Karapatan, a group of human rights advocates, CHR said that Alia Encela, 19; Job...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own probe and has dispatched a quick response team to look into the reported disappearance last Sept. 2 of two environment advocates in Bataan.It acted on report by the anti-reclamation network AKAP Ka Manila Bay that Jonila Castro, 21, and Jhed...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in northern Burkina Faso, state television and a security source said Friday.
The news came just hours after security sources said a series of attacks on Thursday had left...
German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel urged authorities to “fully investigate” the abduction of two Cebu-based activists, who resurfaced a week after they were taken on Jan. 10.
German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel (Photo from German Embassy in Manila via...
Three Chinese nationals who allegedly abducted a woman and sold her to a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) were arrested by Pasay City police in a series of operations early this week.
Col. Byron Tabernilla, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspects as Jia He Zhang, 28; Yun Gao,...
Calls for the Senate to formalize its position on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) snowballed on Wednesday, December 14 after Sen. Grace Poe raised another abduction case involving this sector.
Poe, in a privilege speech, narrated how a trusted friend told her two days ago how...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The police authorities confirmed that a businessman was abducted by an armed group in Kalilangan town in Bukidnon province on Friday, August 12.
The kidnappers are demanding P2-million ransom for the immediate release of the victim identified as Engr. Abdel Fahar Mapandi,...
KYIV, Ukraine – The mayor of southern Ukraine's Melitopol was kidnapped on Friday by Russian soldiers occupying the city, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian officials said.
"A group of 10 occupiers kidnapped the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov," Ukraine's parliament said on...
A Chinese POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operator) worker who was allegedly abducted by six suspects was rescued by the police in Parañaque City on Thursday afternoon, June 17.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said five Chinese suspects and a Filipino cohort were...
