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SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION

• Background

• Stages of KFR Incident & PNP Responses

• Statistics of KFR Cases (CYs 2010 ‐2014)

• Significant Accomplishments Involving Foreign Nationals

• Challenges Encountered

• National Responses

• Lessons Learned

• Best Practices

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Background

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BACKGROUND

Definition under Art. 267 of the Revised Penal Code of the 

Philippines:

Kidnap for Ransom is a kidnapping or detention 

committed for the purpose of extorting ransom from the 

victim or any other person and punishable by life 

imprisonment.

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BACKGROUND

State Policies on Kidnap for Ransom

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• No Compromise with the Terrorist

• Safety of Victims and Civilians

• Crisis Situation involving Foreigners

• Handling Hostage Situations

• Continuous filing of kidnapping cases

against the perpetrators

BACKGROUND

Competent Authorities in Handling KFR Cases

• PNP (Anti-Kidnapping Group and Special Anti-Kidnapping Task Force in Sulu)

• DOJ Anti-Kidnapping Task Force for

prosecution

• Appropriate Crisis Management Committee

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STAGES OF KFR INCIDENT AND PNP

RESPONSES

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Thre

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ILITYSTAGES OF KFR INCIDENT AND PNP RESPONSES

• Immediate reporting of incident to responsible Law Enforcement Agency

• Cooperation• Provide access to authorized

operating elements• Secrecy• Evidence-gathering

• Cooperation to identify suspects & other operational data

• Appear as witness• Complainant• Provide additional evidence

• Provision for Personal Security

• Vigilance• Awareness & Security

Consciousness

• Report presence of suspicious character•Awareness

• Data Collection• Counter Surveillance• ID of Potential Victims• IntelligenceIn

telligence

Build‐up

• Data Collection• System Alert• CounterintelligenceH

ardening  the

 Target

• Lecture/Briefing/Seminars• Organization & Training of

potential Victims• Counterintelligence

Incident 

Managem

ent

• Rapport with the Family• Technical Research• CounterintelligenceIn

cident 

Managem

ent

• Escape/Release• Rescue• Arrest• Raid/Seizure

Incident 

Managem

ent

• Neutralization & Prosecution• Rewards System• Witness Protection Program• Legislation

Incident 

Managem

ent

EDUCATION FOR PREVENTION

KFRNEUTRALIZATION OF KFR SUSPECTS

Targeting

Abduction

Negotiation

Pay-Off

Release

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THE THREE-TIERED DEFENSE SYSTEM

1.Target Hardening2.Intelligence Gathering and Forecasting3. Incident Management

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Statistics of KFR Cases (2010 -2014)

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Statistics of KFR Cases (2010 – 2014)

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101520253035

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

5‐YEAR COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

KFRC BY ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS/CRIMINAL GANGS

KFRC BY TERRORIST GROUPS 11

Statistics of KFR Cases (2010 – 2014)

203

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92

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STATUS OF VICTIMS

RELEASED RESCUED KILLED ESCAPE UNKNOWN CAPTIVE

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Total - 269

Horn and Vinciguerra Case

Ewold Horn

Lorenzo Vinciguerra

Ivan Sarenas

Victims

•Ewold Horn, Dutch national•Lorenzo Vinciguerra, Swiss National• Ivan Serenas, Filipino guide

Abduction

•Abducted on Feb 1, 2012 along shoreline of Sitio Luuk‐Luuk, Brgy. Parangan Panglima Sugala, Tawi‐Tawi by 5 armed men.

Victims’ Status

Horn and Vinciguerra – CaptiveSarenas – Escaped

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Horn and Vinciguerra Case

Ewold Horn

Lorenzo Vinciguerra

Demands

• The Philippine and the American armies have towithdraw.

• The local private armies of the local governments ofBasilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi (BASULTA) have to bedissolved and the three (3) Governors be heldaccountable.

• The Philippine government should work so that in thefuture the independence of the three (3) islands couldbe declared. They would renounce/forego Mindanao

• Mustafa (kidnappers’ negotiator) has to be given thepossibility to talk directly to the Swiss Ambassador.The call could be made to his number.

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VICTIMS WHO ARE STILL IN CAPTIVITY

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NO.

REGION

DATE/PLACE OF ABDUCTION

RANSOM DEMAND/PAID VICTIM’S DATA

1 ARMM July 16, 2010/Bgy. Bangkilay, Pangutaran, Sulu - AMER KATAYAMA MAMAITO, Japanese

2 ARMMFeb 1, 2012 along shoreline of SitioLuuk-Luuk, Brgy. ParanganPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi

- EWOLD HORN, Dutch nationalLORENZO VINCIGUERRA, Swiss National

3. IXApr 7, 2013 /Taha Private Wharf BaliwasanSeaside, Zamboanga City

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250KRONNIE SANDAGON, FILIPINO

4 IXMay 22, 2014/ Brgy Port Area, Isabela City, Basilan 30M YAHONG TAN, CHINESE

5 ARMM

June 2, 2014/Brgy Fisheries Poblacion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

100K/

100KJOSHUA BANI AND HADJI PERONG, BOTH FILIPINO

6 ARMM

Jun 5, 2014/ Along the road from Maimbugto Jolo, Sulu

20M/

500KJOSELITO GONZALES, FILIPINO

7 IXAug 18, 2014/Brgy Labuan, Zamboanga City 1M MICHELLE PAÑES, FILIPINO

Statistics of KFR Cases (2010 – 2014)

BREAKDOWN OF NATIONALITY OF VICTIMSNATIONALITY No. of Victims Total

Filipino 182

269

Fil-Chinese 28Chinese 18Indian 11

Taiwanese 6Korean 5

American 1Fil-American 4

Fil-Swiss 2

Swiss 1

Dutch 1

Australian 1

Japanese 1

German 2

Burmese 1

Arabian 1

Jordanian 2

Kuwaiti 1

Malaysian 116

Statistics of KFR Cases (2010 – 2014)

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No. of Cases Filed in Court – 76

No. of Cases Decided by Court – 26

Convicted - 90

132

6635 Arrested

SurrenderedKilled

Statistics of KFR Cases (2010 – 2014)

TOTAL = 173 18

Significant Accomplishments Involving Foreign Nationals

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Significant Accomplishments Involving Foreign Nationals

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59

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311

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RELEASED RESCUED KILLEDESCAPE UNKNOWN CAPTIVE

TOTAL = 87

WARREN RODWELL CASE

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Age: 53 yrs oldNationality: AustralianCivil Status: Married to a Filipina (Miraflor Gutang)

Place of Abduction: Green Meadows Subd, Upper Pangi, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Province

Date of Abduction: Dec 5, 2011, 6:30PM

Ransom Demand: Php120 MillionRansom Paid: Php4 Million

Date of Release: March 23, 2013, 1:10AMPlace of Release: Pagadian City

Case Filed in Court on September 3, 2013

Henrike Dielen and Victor Okonek KFR Case

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Henrike Dielen: 47Victor Okonek: 72Nationality: Germans

Date of Abduction: April 17, 2014

Place of Abduction: About 10NM South of Rio Tuba, Palawan

Ransom Demand: Php 600 MillionRansom Paid: 250 million

Date of Release: On Oct. 17, 2014, At About 8:50 PM Place of Release: Brgy. Sandah, Patikul, Sulu

October 29, 2014- Case was filed at DOJ with docket # XVI-INV-14J-00375

Challenges Encountered (Operational Experiences)

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Challenges Encountered (Operational Experiences)

• Geographical and political set-up of thePhilippines

• Backdoor negotiation initiated without theknowledge of PNP AKG

• Non-monetary but political demands of theKFR groups

• Low prosecution of cases in Mindanao

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NATIONAL RESPONSES

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NATIONAL RESPONSES

• Activation of PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group• Creation of Special Anti-Kidnapping Task

Force in Southern Philippines• Executive Order no. 82, “Operationalizing the

practical guide for national crisis managersand the national crisis management coremanuals; establishing national and local crisismanagement organizations and providingfunds therein”

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Lessons Learned

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Lessons Learned

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• Adherence to the PNP Three-Tiered Defense System

• Importance of third party intermediary

• Intensified community awareness program

• Formulation of Incident Command System

• Increase of inter-operability of government agencies and

non-government agencies

• Law enforcement operation against Organizational Crime

Group ex. Carnapping, Robbery, Hold-up etc…

BEST PRACTICES

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BEST PRACTICES

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• Coordination among law enforcement agencies, localgovernment units, concerned government agencies, non-government agencies and community

• Management of classified information• Continues skills enhancement program• Liaising with the foreign embassies• Debriefing of victim to identify perpetrators• Taking of Sworn Statement of victim's for filing of KFR case• Legal Offensive• Continue manhunt operation on suspected kidnappers

THANK YOU

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VICTIMS WHO ARE STILL IN CAPTIVITY

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NO. REGION DATE/PLACE OF ABDUCTION VICTIM’S DATA

1 ARMM July 16, 2010/Bgy. Bangkilay, Pangutaran, Sulu AMER KATAYAMA MAMAITO (Japanese)

2 ARMMFeb 1, 2012 along shoreline of SitioLuuk-Luuk, Brgy. Parangan PanglimaSugala, Tawi-Tawi

EWOLD HORN, Dutch nationalLORENZO VINCIGUERRA, Swiss National

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May 22, 2014 Brgy. Port Area, Isabela City, Basilan

YAHONG TAN, Chinese

Demand,  6,029,880,000  Paid,  

141,393,835 

Recovered,  5,072,000 

Ransom in Php

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Statistics of KFR Cases (2009 – 2013)