American Kidnapped In Zamboanga Del Norte

[Jack Peterson]

 Information just came up apparently Official;;

[hk blues]

5 hours ago, Old55 said:

I often made stupid choices at that age. Wishing him a quick positive outcome. 

We probably all did, I did.  And were rightly called out for it from those who knew better.

[Tommy T.]

4 hours ago, hk blues said:

We probably all did, I did.  And were rightly called out for it from those who knew better.

I still do.... And many know better than me....

[Possum]

16 minutes ago, Tommy T. said:

I still do.... And many know better than me....

My 93 year old mother told my wife last summer that she didn't think I'd live to be 30 and my Dad bet 25 years of age was the limit. I told her that was some positive thinking and she said,"Son, we were realists."

[Lee]

Police: Three persons of interest identified in kidnapping of American in Zamboanga Del Norte | ANC

Vid doesn't say who these people are. 

 

 

Edited October 19 by Lee

[Mike J]

19 hours ago, hk blues said:

We probably all did, I did.  And were rightly called out for it from those who knew better.

For sure.  I recall driving home from a date at 105 mph (170kph) on a two lane road because I wanted to get home prior to my midnight curfew. 

[Lee]

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Still no proof of life for abducted American vlogger in Zamboanga del Norte —police

Authorities have yet to monitor proof of life for the kidnapped American national in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, according to the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) on Monday.

PRO-9 spokesperson Police Colonel Helen Galvez said the abductors of 26-year-old vlogger Elliot Eastman have yet to make contact with authorities in the Philippines and the United States.

(We still have no proof of life and no contact from the abductors. Both here in the Philippines and also in the US, no such communication has been received yet.)

 

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/924336/abducted-american-vlogger-zamboanga-del-norte/story/

 

[Lee]

Zambo Norte town offers P150,000 for info on kidnapped American

 

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PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — The municipal government of Sibuco in Zamboanga del Norte has offered a P150,000 cash reward for anyone who could provide information leading to the whereabouts of kidnapped American Elliot Onil Eastman as well as the identity of his abductors.

Eastman, who was residing in the town with his Filipina wife, was abducted from his home in Sitio Tungawan, Barangay Poblacion, on Oct. 17.

Sibuco information officer Efraem Alia Roldan said the reward was announced during Monday’s meeting of the local government’s crisis management committee led by Mayor Joel Ventura.

He said P50,000 would be given to those who could help to locate the “jungkong,” or speedboat, used by four armed men to flee Sibuco, with Eastman in tow, Roldan said.

Motive unclear

Ventura was hoping that by locating the jungkong, its owner could be identified and the other pieces of information vital to solving the case could be revealed, he added.

Roldan said an additional P100,000 will be given “for those who can lead to the whereabouts of the abducted American citizen.”

The 26-year-old content creator was taken by armed men who pretended to be law enforcers. He was shot in the left leg when he tried to run away from his abductors and was dragged to the waiting jungkong that fled to the high seas.

Agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation have joined in the search for Eastman, a native of Vermont whose marriage to a Filipina brought him to Sibuco about five months ago.

So far, there is dearth of information on the possible whereabouts of Eastman as well as the motive of the abduction since no proof of life and demand from kidnappers have been put forward.

Brig. Gen. Romeo Juan Macapaz, police director of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, on Sunday said he has ordered all police units in the region to intensify their intelligence operation amid speculations that the abductors might have taken Eastman to Basilan.

But Basilan Gov. Jim Hataman Salliman, in a statement on Monday, ruled out such a possibility, saying, “Let it be known that Basilan has been declared free of Abu Sayyaf militants, therefore there are no more Abu Sayyaf or kidnappers in the province.”

He added the island province “is saturated with government forces,” including “our friendly forces like the Moro National Liberation Front and Moro Islamic Liberation Front.”

 

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[GeoffH]

There is 'chatter' around Mindanao that the kidnapping (allegedly) involves the ex of the wife of the kidnapped American.

The fact that there is no 'proof of life' and no ransom demand yet means that can't be ruled out as a possibility IMHO.

 

[Mike J]

38 minutes ago, GeoffH said:

There is 'chatter' around Mindanao that the kidnapping (allegedly) involves the ex of the wife of the kidnapped American.

The fact that there is no 'proof of life' and no ransom demand yet means that can't be ruled out as a possibility IMHO.

 

That is far more concerning than kidnap for ransom.