ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Zamboanga - Armed men kidnapped an Australian living in the violent area of Zamboanga Sibugay on Monday according to the military.
No one assumed responsibility for the abduction at the moment, according to Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang's report to the AFP.
Warren Rodwell, a businessman in Ipil, Zamboanga was abducted at around 6 in the afternoon. This is based on Cabangbang's report.
In these parts of the western Mindanao many kidnappings are frequent, targeting mostly foreign nationals. These areas also are bases of Muslim insurgents that has propagated for more than 4 decades.