A Chinese who has lived in the Philippines for over 20 years revealed that his friend had also been kidnapped.
Mr. Li said that one of his friends, who works in real estate, was deceived by kidnappers under the pretext of renting a house. "Several people got out of the car, hit my friend with the butt of a gun, and my friend fought back. Because there were people nearby, he eventually escaped, but he was injured by the gun butts."
"Local kidnapping gangs have informants and trackers at every stage," Mr. Li stated, adding that the kidnappers have an industrial chain with a clear division of labor. After kidnapping hostages, they demand a ransom and eventually kill the hostages to "destroy the evidence." Mr. Li mentioned that after being kidnapped, family members should promptly report to local police for assistance.
In recent years, kidnappings have been frequent in the Philippines, not just one isolated incident. On June 2 this year, near the capital Manila, two Filipino police officers on electric motorcycles intercepted a luxury sedan carrying three Chinese and one Malaysian, handcuffed them, and dragged them into a white van.
Two of the Chinese managed to escape and alert the police. However, the others were beaten by the kidnappers and were released after paying a ransom of about 310,000 yuan.
