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Subject: Re: Successful Chinese Business People in Tonga, Philippines and Asia

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Date Posted: 01/14/02 2:05pm PST
In reply to: Cora 's message, "Successful Chinese Business People in Tonga, Philippines and Asia" on 12/17/01 1:49pm PST

Unfortunately, affluent Chinese-Filipinos are often the victims of kidnap-for-ransom gangs. This has become a lucrative business for Philippine kidnappers during the current Arroyo administration. Hence, the Philippines has earned the notorious title of "The Kidnapping Capital of Asia".

In her Jan. 9 column in the Manila Bulletin newspaper, former Tourism Secretary Gemma Cruz-Araneta listed the Philippines as No. 5 in the world in kidnapping cases. "The largest antikidnapping insurance company in Mexico, Hiscox, reports that Mexico is second to Colombia in kidnaping, but way ahead of Brazil, Russia, the Philippines and Nigeria," she wrote at http://www.mb.com.ph/news.php?art=4112§=3&fname=OE0201094112o.txt.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should be applauded, though, for requesting the media to minimize reporting negative stories like kidnappings, robberies and killings because these scare away foreign investors and tourists and hurt the economy.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Kidnappings & Media's responsibility	Chinese-Filipino	01/30/02 2:33pm PST
It looks like kidnappings are becoming more widespread under Philippines leader Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. CLICK HERE for a Daily Tribune news story revealing that cops and other Philippine government officials are also the brains behind many of the recent abduction and killing cases in the country. -- Tsinoy, 02/ 6/03 2:55pm PST

Re: Philippines As Asia's Kidnap Capital	Please stop kidnapping local and foreign businessmen, tourists and other foreigners!	02/25/02 10:14am PST