Authorities rescued a 16-year-old girl Tuesday morning after she was allegedly abducted by two unidentified men while she was jogging in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte.
Based on the initial police report, around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, two hooded suspects aimed a gun at the victim in Purok 2, Barangay Esperanza, and rode a motorcycle going to Tagum City.
Police tracked down the victim around 8:30 a.m. in Barangay Bincungan in Tagum City.
The victim is already at the Women’s and Children’s Desk for the relevant investigation, counseling, and medical examination.
Police are continuing their investigation and talking to the minor about what happened while they have also launched a hot pursuit operation to catch the suspects.
The local government also provided the victim’s family with food and financial assistance.
According to Santo Tomas Mayor Ernesto Evangelista, even if children aged 10 and above are allowed to leave the modified general community quarantine areas, parents should only allow their children to leave if the reason is important.
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4 minors drowned in Bataan river
Four minors drowned in the river in Hermosa town in Bataan on Tuesday afternoon.
Among the dead were twins AC and AJ Magtanong, both 11 years old. Their 13 -year -old aunt Reynalyn Magtanong and their playmate Gabriel Santos, 11, also drowned.
The four were bathing in the river in Barangay Almacen when the incident happened.
According to the father of the twins, Juanito, although it is difficult to accept what happened, he said he could not do anything because he believed that it was an accident.
“Pare-pareho kahit sinong tao walang dapat sisihin, disgrasya, siguro hanggang dun lang sila,” he said.
It is said that the children decided to bathe in the Almacen river, but they ended up in the deep part of the river.
“Dahil sa puwesto ng kanilang pinaglubugan ay medyo malalim nasa kulang 10 feet din ang kanilang pinaglubugan, medyo mahihirapan talagang mag-rescue ‘yung mga taga-Almacen dahil medyo may kalawakan din ang ilog,” explained Kapitan Herman Layug.
The victims were rushed to Orani District Hospital but were declared dead on arrival.