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President Rodrigo Duterte, Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Forner, and Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza listen as Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was held hostage for almost a year by bandit group Abu Sayyaf, delivers a message during a press conference in Matina Enclaves, Davao City on September 18. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/ PPD |
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President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad following his release from Abu Sayyaf captivity, during a press conference in Matina Enclaves, Davao City on September 18. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/ PPD |
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President Rodrigo Duterte lauds the efforts of Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza, along with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari and former Sulu Governor Sakur Tan, for securing the release of the Norwegian and Indonesian hostages held captive by the Abu Sayyaf Group, during a press conference in Matina Enclaves, Davao City on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza tends to Indonesians — Lorence Koten, Theorus Kopong, and Emanuel Arakain — during a hand-over ceremony in Jolo, Sulu. A Norwegian and three Indonesian seamen held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group are turned over by the Moro National Liberation Front to the government envoy on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and freed Abu Sayyaf hostage Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad eat their meal on flight following a hand-over ceremony in Jolo, Sulu on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza discusses with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari during a hand-over ceremony in Jolo, Sulu. A Norwegian and three Indonesian seamen held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group are turned over by the MNLF to the government envoy on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza talks to Kjartan Sekkingstad, a Norwegian who was held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group, after he was handed over to the government by the Moro National Liberation Front in Jolo, Sulu on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group, is on board a private plane following his release from captivity. He is handed over by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to the government in Jolo, Sulu on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza accompanies Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad during a hand-over ceremony in Jolo, Sulu. A Norwegian and three Indonesian seamen held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group are turned over by the Moro National Liberation Front to the government envoy on September 18. SIMEON CELI/ PPD |
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