Gunmen snatch physician inside clinic in Jolo, Sulu

THE military has dispatched special teams to rescue a doctor who was snatched on Tuesday night inside his clinic in Jolo, Sulu.

Armed Forces Western Mindanao

Command commander Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said four suspects abducted Dr. Daniel Moreno inside his clinic in Barangay Walled City, Jolo, at around 7 p.m.

The armed men took Moreno toward Santa Nina Rasul Complex before heading to Indanan, Sulu, aboard a maroon colored Toyota Tamaraw FX.

“Upon receipt of information, we immediately launch pursuit operations and our special units are ready for the rescue,” Sobejana said.

He said checkpoints have also been put up in order to prevent the kidnappers from taking their victim to another area.

All units established checkpoints and blocked possible ingress and egress points as of this press time.

Meanwhile, members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Masbate apprehended three vessels used in illegal fishing activity along the waters off Balud in Masbate on Monday.

The FV Reconnaissance-IV, FB Sacred Heart-IV, and FB Delta-X which are all owned and operated by Martin Agro Industrial Corp. in Jaro, Iloilo, were apprehended for violating the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 as amended by RA 10654.

Coast Guard spokesman Capt. Armand Balilo said the vessels, together with the fishermen and crew, were brought to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Mobo, Masbate, for documentation and filing of charges.