Ces Drilon and Crew To Be Released Within 24 Hours – PNP Chief

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Director General Avelino Razon has claimed television reporter Ces Drilon and two companions held hostage by alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf will be released “within 24 hours.”

“Payag na silang palayain sina Ces [Drilon],” said Razon in a phone interview with reporters, noting the captors assured the chief negotiator, Indanan Mayor Alvarez Isnaji, of the hostages’ safety.

Razon is in Zamboanga City to monitor the situation.

At the same time, Razon maintained that no one was giving in to the kidnappers’ ransom demands.

Earlier, the kidnappers extended indefinitely a Tuesday noon deadline for the payment of a P15-million ransom for Drilon, cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo.

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