AKG spokesperson Lt. Col. Jowel Saliba. (File photo)
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police-Anti Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) on Tuesday said it would conduct a probe on the alleged kidnapping of a Chinese woman in Makati City.
“It's just all over social media. And since yesterday (Monday) and until today, no complainant has approached the AKG. But in the absence of a complainant, because it's viral on social media, we will deploy a team to investigate and to coordinate with the Makati City Police,” Lt. Col. Jowel Saliba, AKG spokesperson, told reporters.
The Makati City Police Office is currently investigating the incident that transpired along Paseo de Roxas on Monday evening.
A video, which went viral over social media, has shown a woman who was being dragged into a vehicle by still unidentified suspects.
Police said the alleged kidnappers are also Chinese nationals and that no one was able to help the victim as they feared the suspects were armed.
Maj. Gideon Ines, Makati Police investigation unit chief, said authorities are still searching for the CCTV footage in the area.
Ines said police found documents and identification cards in the scene.
He said they are still tracking the whereabouts of the suspects involved.
According to the AKG, from January to November 2019, they have recorded a total of 43 kidnapping incidents related to casino-debt of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).
Saliba said the majority of the victims, as well as the suspects in the kidnapping cases, were Chinese nationals.
He said the suspects would resort to abduction in order to force the victims to pay them and surmised that many incidents were amicably settled by the involved parties. (PNA)
