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Military searching 2 abducted policewome­n in Sulu

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MANILA — The military has deployed three battalions in the search for two female police officers reportedly abducted by armed men in Patikul town, Sulu last Sunday.

Joint Task Force Sulu commander Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said it is likely that the two victims and their captors are still in Patikul.

"Hindi naman lalabas sa Patikul 'yun eh, as we speak meron akong tatlong battalion naghahalug­hog ngayon for the immediate recovery of the victims [They won't get out of Patikul and as we speak, we have three battalions looking for them]," he said Monday.

Earlier, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is constantly monitoring developmen­ts on the abduction of Police Officer 2 Benierose Alvarez, Police Officer 1 Dinah Gumahad, along with two civilians, Jakosalem Ahamad Blas and Faizal Ahidji, who were on board a tricycle outside Camp Bautista near the Jolo Airport on Sunday when they were intercepte­d by armed men.

Alvarez is detailed with the PNP-Crime Laboratory. PNA SINCE the time of the Spaniard colonizati­on it was believed that the Children are the future of the Nation. And so we all want what is best for the next generation of this world. Our home is the first school that every Child has. It is the foundation of building their character and every member of the family is one of their first teacher and mentor. And so there comes the point that when an attitude problem occurs we question the upbringing of the child.

Did you know that 40% of the world’s population is constitute­d by ages 15-24 years old which equivalent­s to 1.1 billion according to www.advocatefo­ryouth.org? It is indeed a large number but the question is how our youth today is?

Will you call me an old fashion lady if I say that today’s youth is unbelievab­ly different and advancing way too much? Most of the time we can observe some teens having intimate relationsh­ips at a very young age, they hold hands and sometimes even kiss in a public setting. I often asked the questions why, how and when are these kinds of attitude publicly accepted?

I cannot believe my eyes every time I witness those kinds of scenario sometimes you can even identify or predict their ages just because they are still wearing their high school uniforms and for the worse part is

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