“Morag mao na siya ang nakadugay para matagaan og dalan ang among release,” (It seems this [military operations] is the thing that’s delaying our release) he said.
Llamasares donned a grey collared shirt. Several times he rocked towards the camera and at some point smiled to assure they had no problems, and ended his message by saying “thank you”.
He added that they were treated well and given food and water by their captors. “Just wait there, we can come home,” he told his family.
Todyog said they have received “humane treatment” and also assured his family they are “okay” even if he said that they have been exposed to rain and cold. “We are still alive,” he added.
Wearing a printed brown shirt and smiling at the start of his 77-second video clip, Todyog cited that they have been captives for more than a month. He said the video was taken on August 23.
He appealed to the military to give way to negotiation “in order not to hamper” the process of their release.[]
It was Begontes, who identified himself in his video clip as a paralegal escort of the detainees, who said he is a POW (prisoner of war).
He said his only problem was missing his family as they were treated like visitors.
“Don’t prolong it (negotiation) as we are needed by our family,” he appealed in his 2 minutes and16 seconds long video, the longest of the four clips.
Begontes appeared relaxed in his video. He was wearing a dark blue collared shirt and a folded bonnet. He also said they were given their basic needs including health checkups.
Bajoyo, too, assured his family that he was being treated well by their captors. Like his fellow captives, he asked the military to suspend operations against the NPA.[]
