Incident Summary:
06/08/2008: On Sunday evening, Ces Drilon, a journalist and two of her tv crew, Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama, along with Sulu State University professor Octavio Dinampo, were abducted by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) insurgents Albader Parad, F.N.U. Abu Kudama and Marcial Jabarot in the town of Maimbung, Jolo, Sulu province, Philippines. A ransom demand ranging between $27,272 to $681,818 dollars was demanded by the ASG militants to the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. Cameraman Angelo Valderama was released by the insurgents on 06/13/2008 on Friday, while the remaining three hostages were not released until 06/16/2008 on Tuesday. An unofficial report stated that the government paid $2,250 dollars "board and lodging" fee for the release of the captives.
Overview
GTD ID:
200806080011
When:
2008-06-08
Country:
Philippines
Region:
Southeast Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Sulu
City:
Maimbung
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Educational Institution |
Name of Entity |
Sulu State University |
Specific Description |
Sulu State University professor Octavio Dinampo was also targeted. |
Nationality of Target |
Philippines |
Target Type: Journalists & Media |
Name of Entity |
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. |
Specific Description |
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. employees Ces Drilon, a journalist, and camera crewmen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama, |
Nationality of Target |
Philippines |
Additional Information
Hostages |
Yes |
Number of Hostages |
4 |
US Hostages |
0 |
Days of Kidnapping |
8 |
Outcome |
Hostage(s) released by perpetrators |
Ransom |
Yes |
Total Ransom Amount Demanded |
27272.00 |
Ransom Amount Demanded from US Sources |
Unknown |
Total Ransom Amount Paid |
4500.00 |
Total Ransom Amount Paid by US Sources |
Unknown |
Ransom Notes |
A ransom ranging from $27,272 to $681,818 US dollars was demanded by the kidnappers. A "Board and Lodging" fee of $2,250 U.S. dollars was paid by the negotiator twice for the release of the cameraman and again for the release of the remaining hostages. |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Unknown |
|
Weapon Details |
It is unknown if weapons were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Hostages Ces Drilon, cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and university professor Octavio Dinampo were released on 06/16/2008 after eight days in captivity, while a second cameraman was released on 06/13/2008 after five days in captivity. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) |
Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown) |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
0 Fatalities / 0 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
0 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
0 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
Xinhua News Agency, "TV Reporters Kidnapped in S Philippines," Xinhua News Agency, June 10, 2008. |
UN Refugee Agency, "TV Station's Presenter and Crew Kidnapped on Southern Island," http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,RSF,,PHL,485618c31c,0.html. |
UN Refugee Agency, "ABS-CBN Cameraman Freed, Two Other Journalists Still Held in Sulu," June 13, 2008, http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,RSF,,PHL,485618c31c,0.html. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties