Enrique Gil Portrays Kidnap Victim in Paul Soriano's "Dukot" (Kidnap)

We're now at the press conference of DUKOT, a film directed by Paul Soriano for Ten 17 and Star Cinema. The film stars Enrique Gil, Shaina Magdayao, Ricky Davao, Bing Pimentel, Ping Medina, Alex Medina, Bangs Garcia, Dino Pastrano and Christopher De Leon. 

This is a story of kidnapping based on true events. A victim's tale of escape from ex military mercenaries, the gritty details and how it involves relationships and families. This is the first time that Enrique and Direk Paul is working together and last night's TWBA episode remarks Enrique Gil's hunger for tougher acting projects, his performance was said to be lauded by the Director. Enrique is still with Lisa Soberano in Dolce Amore and this film will prove his acting prowess, not just on romantic stories but now more on drama-action-thriller genre. Enrique has also done remarkable films such as Just the Way You Are abd Everyday I Love You which also did well on box office, they're hoping his different take and treatment will somehow make viewers see Enrique in a more serious light, capable of doing other things than love stories.

Paul Soriano says that even if the plot looks predictable, you will enjoy the ride!

A horrific crime is about to happen this July 13, hopefully when you get to see this, it will shed some light on what really happens in society, make you more aware, and perhaps make Enrique noticed in the international scene just like the other who have already successfuly penetrated it. I think he deserves it :)

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Red Cross/Red Crescent Still Staying In Mindanao

International Committee of the Red Cross, shows pictures of kidnapped ICRC workers
Photo by CTV.CA

This has been the latest statement coming from the Philippine National Red Cross in the eve of captivity by the dreaded kidnap for ransom terror group Abu Sayyaf. Red Cross is STAYING in Mindanao.

Our family has fallen victim with the same group in the last quarter of 2008 when my Aunt Milet Mendoza that works for an NGO who takes care of war stricken victims was kidnapped by the same. I hate them for making a living out of this. Now, even the more innocent, neutral Red Cross representatives were kidnapped by the same group. I am just appalled together with the entire community because all they wanted to do was help. Now their lives are all in danger. Not only that, but the projects that they have spearheaded are all stopped because these bandits made a score again for kidnapping these foreigners. In an earlier interview, the first one even said that he was not afraid of getting kidnapped because he knows that they are only doing charity work and education in that region of southern Philippines. Little did they know that these men know no laws; even the laws of humanity.

I don't even know if anything would be an effective deterrent to the activities of this group. I couldn't suggest ethnic cleansing because killing them all would just make us as worst as they are. I hope God provides them safety in their unending dillema in Mindanao. Weather it's Andreas Notter, 38, of Switzerland; Eugenio Vagni, 62, of Italy; and Mary Jean Lacaba, 37, of the Philippines; they deserve their freedom, they have a lot of hooligans that should be put to jail and starting to kidnap the kidnapper's families maybe one way of flushing them out. I wish they all are fine. May God and Allah have mercy on their soul!

Kidnapped : Please Continue To Pray For Their Safety

Abu Sayyaf and extremist rebels are still in Mindanao, some of them are dead and some breakaway groups survived previous military operations and still kidnap people. May God have mercy on their soul.

file photo taken on survivalx.com

My Aunt Milet Mendoza hasn’t been freed yet by her kidnappers. I just am too worried about what these “dangerous people” could do with her and Ms. Espie from Nagdilaab Foundation. These are teens who are just brainwashed by Muslim Extremists in the Southern part of the Philippines. There are other people behind this. My Tita Milet went there because of her calling to help War displaced Filipinos (Muslims and Christians alike) and help them rehabilitate thru programs provided and implemented by NGO’s. I just read off an update in Inquirer that the abductors were able to use Esperancita Hupida (Ms. Espie’s) mobile phone and call Nagdilaab Foundation President Fr. Angel Calvo on Tuesday and reiterated the demand for 5 million pesos in ransom. Ms. Espie was able to talk “They threatened to cut Espie’s fingers if we do not give in to the ransom demand, they also made us hear how they hurt her while the call was ongoing… it is agonizing, unbearable and very barbaric… Espie was so weak and she could be ill, but her captors still did hurt her. She kept on begging for help and asked us to do all means to help her” Fr. Calvo said.This ransom value was lowered today to an undisclosed amount but was still impossible to raise by Ms. Espie's family. They would still not release information on my Aunt Milet until Hupida has been released. Government is strictly implementing a no ransom policy for kidnappers.

For those who were not able to read my previous article on my website, Ms. Espie Hupida and my Aunt Milet Mendoza were kidnapped along with four other people in a remote village of Tipo-Tipo Central Basilan, a war torn province in the southern Mindanao on Sept. 15. Four others managed to escape on separate occasions, Auntie Milet could have also done so but she did not want to leave Ms. Espie Hupida behind because she could barely walk. They could not however still get any information about my Aunt Milet. I ask all my friends, fellow bloggers and family to please continue to pray for my Aunt Milet and Ms. Espie’s safety.