Mining firm finance officer abducted in Tawi-Tawi

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A finance officer of a mining company was abducted in Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi on Sunday night.

Tawi-Tawi Rep. Ruby Sahali confirmed to the Philippine Daily Inquirer the abduction of Priscillano Garcia, a resident of Bayambang, Pangasinan, who has been working as a finance officer of the Tumbagaan Languyan Mining Company, which is owned by the lawmaker.

Garcia just had dinner at the Beachside Inn Hotel and Restaurant in Sowang Kagang village and was heading home when four men took him, according to a police report.

Senior Supt. Angelito Casimiro, the city police director, said based on the report his office received from the PNP in Bongao, Garcia was forcibly taken by four armed men in camouflage.

Sahali said they were still awaiting word from the abductors. SFM/AU