President Duterte Accidentally Spilled That P50-M Paid To Abu Sayyaf

President Duterte Accidentally Spilled That P50-M Paid To Abu Sayyaf

President Duterte accidentally spilled that they paid worth P50-M to Abu Sayyaf as a ransom for their hostage.

For the freedom of Norwegian hostage, Kjartan Sekkingstad P50 million had been paid to the Abu Sayyaf which is supposed to be a secret. Since the President announced that a new policy of not paying ransom to kidnappers was imposed to the Philippine government.

On Wednesday night (August 24, 2016)  in Davao City during a news conference the president his tongue slip by accidentally revealing that he paid ransom for the hostage to be released by Kidnappers.

On Tuesday (August 23, 2016) Duterte was asked if he is aware of the beheading incident in Sulu province. “If that’s the one, then I will accuse the Abu Sayyaf of acting in bad faith. They have been paid P50,000 already,” said by the president quoted by the Inquirer.

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