Rappler's latest stories on kidnapping cases
With 14 cases, Trillanes awaits fate for non-bailable kidnapping
The former senator says he is prepared to go to jail once more. 'Ito na yung landas na pinili naming gampanan.'
Cebu police nab farmer for pretending to be kidnapper
A security guard posts a photo of his missing daughter on Facebook. A farmer then pretends to be her kidnapper in order to demand ransom.
How ‘witnesses’ vs Duterte got Trillanes, Jesuit priest in trouble
‘That's what scammers do – they would really namedrop you and claim that you met them,’ opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says of Guillermina Arcillas Barrido and Peter Joemel Advincula
Trillanes on kidnapping suit: This admin will do its worst
Kidnapping is a non-bailable offense, compared to other cases filed against him since the Duterte presidency
DOJ summons Trillanes in kidnapping case
(UPDATED) 'My lawyers would be presenting lots of evidence to debunk this fantastic allegation,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who has been summoned to appear before the Department of Justice on October 11
Police file kidnapping complaint vs Trillanes, 3 others
The PNP-CIDG files a kidnapping complaint against the former opposition senator, a priest, a nun, and a lawyer based on the claim of a witness that they barred her from leaving a convent in 2016
Lorenzana slams communists' recruitment of minors
The defense chief hits the communist rebellion for allegedly luring students into joining groups that incite them to fight the government
Police release 3 alleged Chinese kidnappers after victim left PH
The victim, 24-year-old Lei Kun, already left the country, according to the Chinese consulate
CIDG files kidnapping charges vs Anakbayan leaders over 'missing' teen
Anakbayan leaders Vencer Crisostomo and Einstein Recedes are accused of kidnapping and other crimes after a 17-year-old recruit left home
DOJ junks kidnapping suit vs human rights lawyer in Sagay massacre case
The complainant, the father of a boy who survived the Sagay massacre, is a no-show at the hearings
Kidnapped French toddler found safe and sound, suspect held
The toddler is recovered from a hotel in the city of Valence, some 200 kilometers from where he is snatched a few hours earlier on Sunday afternoon, May 5
4 Chinese nabbed for kidnapping Australian man
The Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group rescues Australian Chen Jianting in a house in Makati City
Satur Ocampo, France Castro face kidnapping, human trafficking charges
(5th UPDATE) Police base the charges on the presence of 14 minors in the vehicles of the National Solidarity Mission, which had among its delegates former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo and ACT Teachers Representative France Castro
PNP monitors local officials linked to kidnap-for-ransom activities
PNP chief Director General Oscar Alabayalde they are verifying intelligence reports involving Mindanao politicians preparing for the 2019 elections
Malolos court affirms conviction and jail time vs Palparan, 2 soldiers
Palparan’s subordinates wanted lesser jail time for surrendering voluntarily, but this plea is denied by the court
Kidnap victim 'Duterte' rescued in Sulu
Continued military operations against the Abu Sayyaf in Panamao, Sulu, paved the way for the rescue of Jose Duterte on All Saints' Day
Cavite court convicts kidnapper in 13-year case
It's a bittersweet victory for the kidnap victim whose family received death threats in the course of the trial. His 3 other kidnappers remain at large.
Cayetano vows 'all efforts' for kidnapped OFWs in Nigeria
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano is set to report to President Rodrigo Duterte the alleged kidnapping of 7 overseas Filipino workers in Nigeria
People of the Philippines vs Jovito Palparan
In this video, reporter Patricia Evangelista and filmmaker Kiri Dalena lay out the case against retired major general Jovito Palparan, accused of kidnapping and serious illegal detention
After Palparan conviction, lawyers target Gloria Arroyo
‘We are looking at the angle of command responsibility of Palparan’s commander-in-chief Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,’ says private prosecutor Edre Olalia
Palparan says he’s not ready for life imprisonment
The mother of student activist Sherlyn Cadapan calls on Palparan to return her daughter, missing for 12 years now
Finding Sherlyn Cadapan
Mother of disappeared UP student Sherlyn Cadapan speaks of her politicization in the 8 years since her daughter's disappearance. Even after Jovito Palparan's conviction, she hopes her daughter is alive.
Jovito Palparan: The most wanted man in the country
First published in 2013, we are republishing this story by Patricia Evangelista in light of Jovito Palparan's conviction on Sept 17. Based on interviews and sworn court statements.
Jovito Palparan found guilty
(UPDATED) Palparan’s co-accused Lieutenant Colonel Felipe Anotado and S/Sgt Edgardo Osorio are also found guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention. The 3 are sentenced to 40 years in prison.
LOOK: The house where suspects kept kidnapped Letran student
Inside this house, the police say a 19-year-old victim was hogtied and denied food and water almost 3 days
Letran student kidnapping: A fraternity initiation gone wrong?
For their Letran high school classmates, the case of the suspects in the kidnap-for-ransom of a 19-year-old is a botched initiation ceremony
Letran breaks silence on kidnapping, vows to help in probe
Of the 10 suspects in the kidnap-for-ransom case, 7 are from Letran, including the alleged mastermind
4 arrested for kidnapping fellow student
(UPDATED) The victim, a 19-year-old Letran student, is rescued in Manila after the mastermind – his classmate – confessed during interrogation
CA affirms kidnapping conviction of actor Dennis Roldan
'The prosecution was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused through testimonial and documentary evidence,' says the Court of Appeals
Court finds Cedric Lee guilty of kidnapping daughter with Vina Morales
The Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court says Lee's failure to return daughter Ceana to Morales was 'premeditated, intentional, and malicious'
Take NBI off case, Jee Ick Joo's widow urges Duterte
Jee s widow Choi Kyung jin cites reports that NBI men were involved in the murder of her husband
Suspected Abu Sayyaf sub-leader arrested in Zamboanga
Hairulla Asbang who was wounded in a previous encounter with government troops is captured inside a hospital
