Ahead of a full update on the Ces Drilon Abduction, we are sharing herewith the newly released ABS-CBN statement on the case:
ABS-CBN Official Statement on Abducted Journalists
ABS CBN News journalists Ces Drilon, Jimmy Encarnacion, and Angelo Valderama have been kidnapped for ransom.
ABS CBN News is doing everything it can to help the families of its kidnapped journalists through this harrowing ordeal.
However, ABS CBN News will abide by its policy not to pay ransom because this would embolden kidnap for ransom groups to abduct other journalists,
putting more lives at risk.
putting more lives at risk.
We ask the nation for your prayers and request our colleagues in media to join ABS CBN News in condemning this unconscionable attack against journalists.
We thank everyone for the outpouring of support we have received in this most difficult time.
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This strikes me as the right thing to do.
Is this lip service?
cvj, Nick
Without stating what may be obvious, the mirror statements from ABS-CBN and the ARMM police chief are both serious but also template positions in the very initial stages of hostage release negotiations.
What bears close watching will be the reported, and unreported events in the days, or possibly weeks, to follow.