22 Jan 2024 | 07:40 AM UTC
Philippines: Security forces arrest suspects following attempted kidnapping of Chinese national in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Jan. 22
Police arrest suspects following attempted kidnapping of Chinese national in Metro Manila, Philippines, Jan. 22. Kidnap threat remains high.
Police arrested four suspects following an attempted kidnapping of a Chinese citizen along Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Metro Manila, at around 07:30 Jan. 22. The assailants attempted to abduct the victim from her vehicle, before being apprehended by patrolling policemen. The motive of the kidnapping is unclear.
The threat of kidnapping in the Philippines, including Metro Manila, remains high. Several organized crime syndicates that focus exclusively on kidnap-for-ransoms operate in and around Metro Manila. Criminal groups typically target workers or customers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) companies, Chinese nationals, East and South Asian expatriates, short-term travelers, and members of the Chinese-Filipino business community and their families. Criminal abductions of Westerners are less common, though the threat remains. Authorities rescue most victims, or kidnappers release them unharmed relatively quickly after receiving a ransom payment.
