{"id":233803,"date":"2019-10-07T22:26:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T02:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=233803"},"modified":"2019-10-07T22:26:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T02:26:47","slug":"palace-tells-tourists-to-avoid-places-where-danger-lurks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/07\/palace-tells-tourists-to-avoid-places-where-danger-lurks\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace tells tourists to avoid places \u2018where danger lurks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThey should always take care of themselves. Avoid places where danger lurks,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing on Monday. (File Photo:<\/a> Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang cautioned tourists against visiting places in the Philippines \u201cwhere danger lurks\u201d after a British businessman and his Filipino wife were kidnapped by at least four gunmen in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should always take care of themselves. Avoid places where danger lurks,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing on Monday.<\/p>\n

Panelo, however, said he would not ask tourists to avoid visiting Zamboanga del Sur saying the kidnapping case is just an \u201cisolated\u201d incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cMga<\/em>\u00a0isolated cases\u00a0na ganiyan<\/em>.\u00a0Minsan hindi mo rin maiwasan \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(Sometimes you cannot avoid isolated cases like that),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

He said the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are on top of the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a PNP activity, so I\u2019m sure the PNP is doing something about it. The PNP there and the Army can take care of that place,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

The Palace official also rejected claims that martial law in Mindanao is useless since it failed to prevent a foreigner and his wife from being snatched.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, sometimes that happens even if there\u2019s martial law,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Without martial law, Panelo said there could even be more kidnapping cases in the area.<\/p>\n

Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao on May 23, 2017 after violent extremists belonging to the Maute group attacked and seized Marawi City.<\/p>\n

Reports showed that Allan Hyrons, 70, and his wife Wilma were seized at their property — Hyrons Beach Resort.<\/p>\n

Zamboanga police said two of the suspects reportedly checked in at the resort, pointed a gun at them, and dragged them to the other side of the beach were motorized boats were waiting.<\/p>\n

To date, no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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