Ces Drilon
Philippine Military Parades 2 Arrested Sayyaf Terrorists
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008A photo released by the Philippine military’s Western Mindanao Command shows medical corps members attending to two Abu Sayyaf militants arrested by soldiers in the southern Philippine island of Sulu during a news conference by Lt. Gen. Nelson Allaga…
2 Sayyaf Kidnappers Nabbed In Southern Philippines
Sunday, July 20th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 20, 2008) – Two Abu Sayyaf members linked to the kidnapping of a Philippine television presenter and three others had been arrested in the southern province of Sulu, police said.Police said the duo was inte…
Kidnap: Facing death By Ces Drilon
Sunday, July 13th, 2008KIDNAP: An ABS-CBN Special.(Last of three parts)For the first days, my cell phone, with Smart as the service provider, was used by our captors to contact my family, and for their own use as well. By the third or fourth day, the battery of my cell phone…
Detained Sulu Mayor Could Win Polls In Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao
Saturday, July 12th, 2008BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 12, 2008) – A detained Sulu mayor implicated in the kidnapping of a Philippine television news crew may probably win in the August 11 elections in the Muslim autonomous region because of sympathy votes.I…
Ces Drilon: ‘They have a warped sense of Muslim struggle’
Saturday, July 12th, 2008KIDNAP: An ABS-CBN Special.Second of Three PartsOn June 9, the second day of our captivity, I still hoped I could do my work and followed up our interview. I was told not to worry about it and to have coffee and breakfast first. I looked around and saw…
Kidnap: Days of captivity in the depths of Sulu By Ces Drilon
Friday, July 11th, 2008Kidnap: An ABS-CBN Special. First of three partsAs I made my way through the wild fern and thick vegetation in the depths of Sulu, little did I know that I was to cross the line from a reporter chasing a story to becoming the story—and make headl…
Former Sayyaf Hostage Ces Drilon Suspended By ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
Saturday, July 5th, 2008ABS CBN has suspended news anchor Ces Drilon for disobeying orders not to go to Indanan, Sulu where she and her cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama were kidnapped by an armed group.Ces is suspended for three months as news anchor of late n…
Kampo Ni Isnaji Galit Kay Drilon; MNLF Nagiinit Na!
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Ang napalayang si Ces Drilon ng hindi mapigilan ang emosyon sa naganap na pagdukot sa kanyang grupo sa Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 24, 2008) – Matindi umano ang galit ng kampo ni Sulu Mayor Alvarez Isnaji …
Sulu Gov Demands Apology From ABS-CBN Over Kidnapping Incident: Report
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan on Thursday demanded an apology from ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network for allegedly besmirching the image of his province with the kidnapping incident involving veteran journalist Ces Drilon and her crew.Tan said Drilon did not coor…
Sayyaf Negotiators Detained; Former Rebels Stand Behind Jailed Leader
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Southern Philippines military chief Lt. Gen. Nelson Allaga presents freed Abu Sayyaf hostage Prof. Octavio Dinampo, (left), of the Mindanao State University, during a news conference in Zamboanga City on Thursday, June 19, 2008. Militants tied to al-Qa…
Security Forces Ready To Strike At Sayyaf Terrorists In Sulu
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Freed Abu Sayyaf hostage Ces Drilon, of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, waves to reporters in Zamboanga City on Wednesday June 18, 2008. Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and their guide university professor Octavio Dinampo were freed in t…
Released At Last
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008After 10 days of being held captive by the Abbu Sayyaf, Ces Drilon was finally released.. She was lucky it was only 10 days.. :)Opportunity Knocks Only Once…. But twice! 
Abu Sayyafs Release Kidnapped Philippine TV Reporter, 2 Others In Sulu
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 18, 2008) – Abu Sayyaf gunmen freed before midnight Tuesday a Philippine television presenter and two others kidnapped in the southern island of Sulu.The hostages, Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarna…
Abu Sayyaf To Free Kidnapped Philippine TV Presenter, 2 others
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Sulu Mayor Alvarez Isnaji, who is negotiating for the safe release of a Philippine television presenter Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and university professor Octavio Dinampo, speaks on his phone at the Provincial Capitol in Patikul to…
Abu Sayyaf Threatens Hostages In Sulu
Monday, June 16th, 2008A convoy of military tanks and trucks transporting soldiers pass on a village Monday, June 16, 2008 in Sulu province in southern Philippines where Abu Sayyaf militants tied to al-Qaeda terror network are holding since June 8 an ABS-CBN television repo…
Muslim Woman Injured In Military Shelling In Sulu
Sunday, June 15th, 2008A policeman guards Sunday, June 15, 2008 the Jolo wharf in Sulu in the southern Philippines as a Philippine Navy ship anchors nearby. Locals continue their daily routine as if there is no hostage crisis in Sulu. Abu Sayyaf gunmen are still holding a k…
Photo: Children Play At Sea In Sulu Just As Ordinary Days Despite Kidnap Crisis
Sunday, June 15th, 2008A boy jumps from a wharf Sunday, June 15, 2008 in the southern Philippine island of Sulu, as a group of children watch in awe. And children enjoy swimming in the clear water as a Philippine Navy ship anchors in Jolo town. Locals continue their daily r…
Philippine Military Fire Howitzers On Sulu Mountains As Abu Sayyaf Hostage Crisis Drags On
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Government soldiers pass by a village in the southern Philippine island of Sulu on Saturday, June 14, 2008. President Gloria Arroyo ordered the police and military to recover a multi-awarded television reporter Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encar…
Huge Ransoms Lure Militants To Gang Holding Philippine News Crew, University Professor
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Hainatul Dinampo, wife of Mindanao State University Professor Octavio Dinampo, one of three people being held by the Abu Sayyaf group tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya gestures as she is being interviewed by television reporters at the Sulu Provinci…
Sayyaf Cuts Off Communication Lines To Negotiators, Still Holds 3 Hostages In South RP
Friday, June 13th, 2008Sulu Mayor Isnaji Alvarez gestures as he briefs June 13, 2008 journalists in Sulu province in southern Philippines on the situation of three remaining Abu Sayyaf hostages. Militants tied to al-Qaeda terror network freed one cameraman of ABS-CBN Broadc…
Sayyafs Demand P50 Million For Kidnapped TV News Crew In South RP
Thursday, June 12th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2008) – Abu Sayyaf militants have reportedly demanded as much as P50 million for the safe release of a kidnapped television news crew in the southern Philippine island of Sulu.Militants are holding aw…
Mindanao Peoples Caucus, Wife Of Kidnapped University Professor Issue Statement
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008In behalf of the Mindanao Peoples Caucus (MPC) and the family of Professor Octavio Dinampo, we would like to inform the public that as of thiswriting, he has not returned home yet.We categorically deny media reports that he has already been released an…
Peace Coaliation Airs Concern Over Kidnap Crisis
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008The Citizens’ Peace Watch, a broad multi-sectoral coalition of NGOs, networks, social movements, and individuals working for peace in the country, expresses its concern for Professor Octavio Dinampo and ABS-CBN journalists Ces Drilon, Jimmy Encarnacion…
ABS-CBN Will Not Pay Ransom For Kidnapped Repoprter, Crew
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 11, 2008) – Philippine television giant ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation said it would not pay ransom to Abu Sayyaf militants who are holding its news crew.The Abu Sayyaf is demanding P10 million …
Not Again!
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Ces Oreña - Drilon of ABS-CBN News is kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf. Maybe the group wants to make a buzz and remind the people that they’re still here..Still waiting what will happen. I hope they’ll release her along with her production team.Opportuni…
NUJP Appeals To Abductors To Free Hostages
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is deeply concerned at the reported abduction of respected broadcast journalist Ces Drilon, her crew, Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama, and their host, peace advocate Octavio Dimampo, in Sulu b…
US, RP Military Search For Kidnapped Journalist, 3 Others In Sulu
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008The award-winning television journalist Ces Drilon in this undated photo in the Internet and a wanted poster of his captor, Abu Sayyaf terrorist leader Albader Parad. Drilon and her two cameramen, Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valaderama, including thei…
Philippine TV Journalist And Crew Abducted: Committee To Protect Journalists
Monday, June 9th, 2008New York, June 9, 2008 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned a militant group’s abduction of three journalists from Philippine network ABS-CBN in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Sunday.ABS-CBN news head Maria Ressa provided C…
Mindanao Peoples Caucus Condemns Kidnapping Of Peace Advocate, Journalists
Monday, June 9th, 2008We, the officers and members of the Mindanao Peoples Caucus strongly condemn the abduction of our Chairman, Prof. Octavio Dinampo, Ces Drilon of ABS-CBN and her crew as we appeal to their abductors to immediately release them unconditionally. Prof. Oct…