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MANILA -- Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Wednesday that Malacañang stands by its no-ransom policy in negotiating the release of TV journalist Ces Drilon and three others.
Ermita issued the statement following reports that the Abu Sayyaf bandits who allegedly abducted Drilon, her co-workers in ABS-CBN news network, and Professor Octavio Dinampo of the Mindanao State University in Jolo, Sulu Sunday demanded a P10 million ransom in exchange for the victims' freedom.
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