June 25, 2005
You can see more images from the vigil here.
Posted by: Rusty at
04:36 PM
| Comments (3)
| Add Comment
Post contains 58 words, total size 1 kb.
June 24, 2005
Do not give up hope. Remember, some of the hostages in Lebanon were held for years. The Hallums' familye-mailed me expressing their thanks to our Jawa Report readers for all your support. Keep the prayers and good vibes flowing people! Xinhua:
An American, who has been kidnapped with a Filipino overseas work in Iraq, is still alive, a Philippine foreign affairs official said Friday.more...
Posted by: Rusty at
10:01 AM
| Comments (4)
| Add Comment
Post contains 265 words, total size 2 kb.
June 22, 2005
Robert Tarongoy, a Filipino citizen taken hostage in Iraq almost eight months ago, has been freed, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Wednesday.It sounds good, so far, that no money was paid. However, there is this from Forbes:In a phone interview with Philippines' GMA television station, an emotional Tarongoy thanked Arroyo, The Associated Press reported. "She did not neglect me," he said, also thanking diplomats who helped win his freedom.
Asked how he was treated by his captors, Tarongoy said, his voice cracking: "You know how long I was kept there. It was difficult," AP reported.
In a written statement announcing his release, Arroyo said: "Robert is now safe in the hands of the Iraq hostage crisis team led by [Foreign] Undersecretary Rafael Seguis who is making the necessary arrangements to bring him back to the Philippines."....
The AP also reported that Seguis told GMA that no ransom was paid and several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan -- along with Muslim clerics -- helped secure Tarongoy's release.
Seguis said Tarongoy could be home as early as Thursday, according to the AP.
Tarongoy's wife -- in the Filipino city of Davao -- told AP her husband's release coincided with their third wedding anniversary.
"It's a very wonderful gift for both of us," she said. "I'm very happy."
The government of the Philippines secured the release of one of its nationals held hostage in Iraq after agreeing to set demands, the previously unknown armed group which claimed to have held him said, as reported b, Al-Jazeera television reported.The Doha-based channel broadcast a videotape showing the hostage held by two armed men, reading what they claimed to be a statement by the Philippine foreign ministry, saying it has banned its nationals from travelling to Iraq and adopted a new law to punish those who disobeyed the order.
Posted by: Rusty at
12:16 PM
| Comments (3)
| Add Comment
Post contains 389 words, total size 3 kb.
June 13, 2005
We'll announce further details later or check Carrie's website here. If you're in the Orange County, CA, area it would be nice if you could show your support.
UPDATE: From Roy's daughter Carrie:
Hi Rusty,
We are going to have it next to the Huntington Beach Pier (off of Main
Street) at 6:45 on Thursday June 23rd. Thank you so much for your help! I
hope you are doing well!!
Take care,
Carrie
Posted by: Rusty at
10:36 AM
| Comments (1)
| Add Comment
Post contains 171 words, total size 1 kb.
120 queries taking 0.095 seconds, 241 records returned.
Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink.