2 UP alumni allegedly abducted by suspected military men
MANILA, Philippines–Two alumni of the University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga (UPDEPP) were allegedly abducted Saturday afternoon by suspected military elements in Barangay R.T Padilla, Carranglan town, Nueva Ecija.
Gerald Salonga, 24 and Guiller Martin Cadano, 22, both graduates of UPDEPP, were reportedly abducted by armed men riding a red van and two white pick-up trucks suspected to be elements of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Salonga is a youth organizer of Anakbayan while Cadano identifies himself in his Facebook page as Regional Spokesperson of Kabataan Party-list in Central Luzon.
Salonga and Cadano both graduated from UPDEPP with a BA Psychology degree.
According to Frontliner, the official student publication of UPDEPP, Salonga and Cadano are currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group- Nueva Ecija and are detained in Provincial Public Safety Company in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
On June 26, 2006, two students from UP Diliman, Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan were allegedly abducted by suspected elements of the 7th Infantry Division of the AFP then under General Jovito Palparan in Hagonoy town, Bulacan. The two students remain missing until this day and Palparan remains at large.
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