NBI, PNP-AKG file kidnapping raps vs 4 suspects

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the PNP-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) have filed a kidnapping for ransom case against four individuals suspected of abducting three foreign nationals in Nasugbu, Batangas.

The victims, two Chinese and one Korean, were intercepted on May 2 by individuals posing as law enforcers at a fake checkpoint near the Kaybiang Tunnel while en route to a fishing trip.

The alleged mastermind, Danilo Abilong, and Jomar Ubarde face kidnapping for ransom charges, while accomplices John Nelson Ladrera and a certain "Erick," who remain at large, were charged for conspiracy to commit kidnapping for ransom.

Ubarde surrendered to the NBI on May 26 and provided a sworn confession detailing his involvement and identifying Abilong as the mastermind and Ladrera as the recruiter of operational assets.

Abilong corroborated Ubarde's account, stating he was promised financial compensation for his role in planting a GPS tracking device and monitoring his employer, one of the victims.