FIRST ON RAPPLER. In a data set obtained by Rappler, the PNP AKG counted 34 victims of kidnappings in 2018. In 2019, the number jumped to 58 as of November. Read more, here.
ARRESTS. The Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group nabbed 6 Chinese allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a certain Xing Zhao in August 2019. Photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – The number of kidnapped Chinese has risen by 47% from 2018 to 2019, according to the latest data from theIn a data set obtained by Rappler, the PNP AKG counted 34 victims of kidnappings in 2018. In 2019, the number jumped to 58 as of November.was abducted in a high-end commercial district in Makati City. The incident was recorded by a bystander who then posted online, sparking fear for thousands on social media.
Thousands of Chinese workers have flocked to the Philippines following the rise of online gambling operations here, the influx of infrastructure projects run by Chinese businessmen who hire only Chinese laborers, and the warming of ties between Manila and Beijing under the Duterte administration. The AKG divided its cases into 3 types: kidnap-for-ransom cases, casino-related cases, and POGO-related cases. The PNP AKG has counted KFR cases since 2012, casino-related cases since 2017, and POGO-related cases since 2018.
In a phone interview with Rappler, PNP AKG spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Joel Saliba said that they created the new categories throughout the years to keep track of the new schemes of abduction.refer to incidents where a ransom is demanded because of a broad set of motives.
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