American YouTuber Kidnapped in Philippines by Gunmen Posing as Cops

[save the frogs]

still people saying philippines is safe?

 

 

[save the frogs]

according to this guy, kidnappings only happen in a few parts of southern philippines?

 

and this guy was married to a local muslim philippine lady. 

 

 

[ChaiyaTH]

Where there is poverty there is crime.

[RuamRudy]

I hope that he comes through this without further trauma, but Zamboanga is in the area where foreigners are regularly advised not to visit.

 

To say that this is reflective of the Philippines overall is akin to saying Hat Yai at the height of its troubles was representative of Thailand in general. 

[RuamRudy]

Three people taken into custody in reported kidnapping of Vermonter in the Philippines

 

Not mentioned in this article but I read elsewhere that the attackers may actually be known to his wife, and that there may be a domestic angle to the kidnapping. 

[RuamRudy]

PNP nabs suspect in kidnapping of US vlogger Elliot Eastman

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/932372/pnp-nabs-suspect-in-kidnapping-of-us-vlogger-elliot-eastman/story/

 

"The Philippine National Police Regional Office 9 arrested the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of Mindanao-based American vlogger Elliot Eastman, whom one of the suspects believes may be dead. 

"In December, the PNP said one of the suspects claimed that Eastman died in the banca, and that the abductors threw his body into the sea."

[tjintx]

A social media "influencer" is removed from the street and social media, and folks are acting like it is a bad thing?