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Allan Hyrons, 70, and his wife, Wilma, were rescued by the troops of the 2nd Special Forces Battalion under the 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division of the Philippine Army at Mt. Piahan, boundary of Barangays Silangkan and Taha in Parang, Sulu at around 9 a.m.

They were taken at gunpoint by unidentified attackers at their resort in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur on October 4, before being brought to various hideouts to mislead the pursuing troops.

Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom), said the troops have been conducting pursuit operations for three days straight already when they finally caught up with the terrorists.

“Sunod-sunod na tatlong araw na engkwentro natin (We engaged the group for three days straight) since they were on the run. We took advantage of it and we really pursued them,” Sobejana said.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/11/25/soldiers-rescue-british-couple-from-asg-captors/

 

Somehow this is Obama's fault?

I think the US should let the Philippines settle this one on their own. Where's that Filipino "Pride" at when you need it? The US has enough of their own problems and we should be focusing more on our own citizens. I think the only way the US should come help is if the Philippines, at the very least, pays for the US Navy's fuel, offers to wave every US citizen visa fees and gives us a right to own land and 100% of a business in the Philippines. I'm tired of my country being expected to come to the rescue with nothing being given in return.

 

I was eating at Casablanca one night and saw this foreigner walking with a girl that was very obviously around 12 or 13. He tried to come sit down at the restaurant. Asked him, "Are you f***ing serious?" and just stared at him, then the girl, then back at him. He quickly claimed it was his daughter but it was quite obvious that she wasn't given all the disgusting flirty smiles they were exchanging, and his immediate departure when I started looking around for the police said everything I needed to know. The extremely nasty look of the tween really took me by surprise though....I must have been busting up the family business. I paid my bill and left in a hurry in case any cousins were around to take care of any naysayers. Another one was ran off from Why Not a couple months later. These assholes should be taken around back and shot.

 

Enough with the comments about English.

Anyone know more about this shooting?

 

It isn't really a comparison of visas or they would be questioning every country that doesn't allow Filipinos to just fly in all willy nilly visa free. They are butt hurt and their pride damaged. They are just lashing out like little children. This is just talk and grandstanding, they don't actually want to go head to head with the USG in an immigration standoff. Where would their politicians send their money and run too when they have finished sucking the lower class dry with their corruption?

 

I don't think that one year is quite enough. They should be thrown in prison for at least 15 months....and only be fed a few slices of bread and some instant noodles twice a day.