[Manila Bulletin] Three police officers and a non-uniformed personnel were seized Sunday afternoon in Surigao del Norte town by suspected New People's Army militants. The four were on their way to a friend's house for lunch in Malimono town when they were abducted.A report stated the abductors are thought to be militants from the guerilla-Front Committee 1-GB (FC1GB) of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao regional Committee (NMRC).
Meanwhile, PNP Director General Ronald de la Rosa yesterday declared that he would exhaust all the means to secure the release of the three lawmen and a civilian police employee who were abducted by suspected communist rebels in Malimono town of Surigao del Norte.