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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Tarongoy released after almost 8 months in captivity in Iraq
MANILA (Updated 5:35 p.m.) -- Robert Tarongoy, a Filipino hostage in Iraq, has been released after almost eight months in captivity, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Wednesday.
Tarongoy, an accountant for a Saudi company that does catering for the Iraqi army, was kidnapped on November 1 along with American Roy Hallums from their office in Baghdad after a gun battle killed an Iraqi guard and an attacker. A Nepalese and three Iraqis were also abducted but later freed.
"Finally, Robert Tarongoy is going home after a long time," Arroyo told reporters. "He is now in the hands of our Iraq crisis team. They're arranging how Robert Tarongoy can go home."
She said she talked to him by phone, but did not elaborate. (AP)
(June 22, 2005 issue)
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