Sergeant Jeric Curay was freed on April 23 in Compostela Valley, or 19 days after he was held by communist rebels. His release was negotiated by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. PHOTO BY ARMY’S 10th ID.
MANILA, Philippines – An Army soldier who was abducted by communist rebels early this month was freed in Compostela Valley on Wednesday, the military said.
“[Sergeant] Jeric Curay was released noon of April 23 at Casoon village in Monkayo, negotiated by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte,” said Captain Ernest Carolina, spokesperson of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division.
He was abducted in Andap village in Laak town of the same province last April 4. The National Democratic Front of the Philippines immediately sent a statement immediately after the abduction, saying the abduction was timed with the rebels’ renewed campaign against the military responsible for protecting big logging firms “which wiped out the forests of Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Agusan del Sur provinces.”
“Curay will undergo physical and psychological stress debriefing by [physicians of] the Camp Panacan Station Hospital for further evaluation,” Carolina said.
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