THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) have filed criminal charges against the suspects in the  alleged kidnapping for ransom of three foreigners in Nasugbu, Batangas.
NBI director Judge Jaime Santiago said the arrests stemmed from intelligence reports and investigative efforts conducted by the NBI-Organized and Transnational Crimes Division (OTCD) in collaboration with the PNP-AKG.
The victims, two Chinese and one Korean, were reportedly snatched last May 2 while on their way to a fishing trip in Nasugbu.
The investigators said the kidnappers posed as policemen undertaking an anti-crime operation.
One of the suspects, identified as Jomar Pelayo Ubarde, voluntarily surrendered to the NBI on May 26. In a sworn statement, Ubarde admitted his involvement in the abduction and identified his accomplices as Danilo Lominoque Abilong and John Nelson Ladrera, the alleged leader and mastermind.
In his own affidavit, Abilong corroborated the earlier testimony of Ubarde.
A fourth suspect identified only as Erick remained at large.
