Always be on alert! There are news and posts on social media saying that there are child abductors lurking around schools.
Walking to school at past twelve noon on Monday, this blue passenger van suddenly blocked the ten-year-old girl and fourth-grader, alias Mia.
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The CCTV captured the van which was used in the crime and was given to the media by a source.
"There were three men there and the first one to come out ordered the others to get me. I was scared because there was no way to go. I screamed and asked for help but no one heard me. "- Mia
It is said that the crime has taken place in Molave Street, part of Bgy. Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City.
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"It's here where she was blocked. Our CCTV was facing the court in that direction so the incident wasn't recorded. That's where she was taken. "- Bgy. Official
According to the victim, when she was forced into the van by men in masks and hooded shirts, she was blindfolded and gagged with a piece of cloth with a dizzying smell.
"I felt like we're just circling around. Someone called the driver and told them to get off with me. "
Shortly afterwards, the van stopped and they removed her blindfold. They alighted the van and left behind was the driver saying he was still talking on the cellphone. Here the child took the chance to escape.
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"I took the ball pen in my pocket then, I was afraid to kill a man so I just kept the cap on. I stabbed him on his side and started running."
The two men tried to chase her but she managed to get away. Mia went straight to her school and reported the incident.
"A million thanks to the Lord that she is home and she's safe. It's really unexpected. I did not believe in what I saw on Facebook but it's undeniable proof that my own child was victimized. "- Mia's mother.
Mandaluyong police is now conducting a follow-up operation.
"We now know where the van is. It is already out of Mandaluyong. Our chief told me not to disclose the plate number for now.
"I'm still afraid that they might follow me again on the way to school" - Mia
"It really needs to be on police blotter so everyone may know that it's not a joke." - Mia's mother.
Meanwhile, the search for 13-year-old Arianne Raging continues. She's also a resident of Addition Hills and was also reported missing this January, also feared abducted.
"We do not know if she has any boyfriend (who could've run with her), because when she finishes school, she goes here and helps me." - Anita Eliseo, Arianne's grandma
Arian's family seeks help from anyone with information on the girl.
"They should accompany their children to school and back home because we do not know when the roaming van will strike again."
Three attempted abduction incidents of students in Biñan, Laguna were reported to have occurred within just one month!
Past 1pm, on January 18, the 13-year-old girl, alias Ana noticed a black van following her while she was walking along the San Francisco bridge in Southwoods, Binan Laguna. Ana was shocked when the van suddenly stopped beside her. The man with a knife grabbed her and tried to force her into the van. The girl struggled. She held tight on the railing of the bridge. She even bit the man's hand but he slapped her until she was finally rushed into the van. Inside the van, Ana was surprised to find that she was not the only child inside.
"There were five. Four girls, one of them beheaded. The other three, have multiple lacerations in different parts of their bodies. There was also a young boy in the rear."
Luckily, Ana found the perfect timing and managed to open the door and jump. She rolled down the steep side of the highway and lost consciousness. The victim was injured on the hip and leg. Prior to Ana's incident, several incidents of attempted abductions were recorded in Bgy. San Francisco in Binan Laguna. On January 18, just in front of San Francisco Elementary School, alias Jane, 10, was also approached and held by a man.
"I saw the man looking at me, then, when I was already near him, he suddenly grabbed me in my arm and said he would come home with me."
Then on January 15, the 15-year-old alias Ella was about to enter the school when a man suddenly hit him. She said the man who attempted to abduct her has a big body and hairy arms. Fortunately, somebody saw the incident so she wasn't taken.
"The man who saw the incident told him to let go of me and threatened to call the barangay officials. Even then, he did not release me immediately. He just stared at the guy who helped me. Then, when the good guy came, he let go of me and he got into the van. "
Because of this series of incidents, parents are now deeply troubled.
"I'm dazed. I can't imagine what to do had my child been taken." - Jane's father.
"When I saw her, she was a bit OK already. Before that, her legs were hurt and her clothes torn... when the teachers brought her to the barangay hall. "
The school's advice to students is to avoid passing through small streets and in places where no one can see them. It is also better for their parents to accompany their children. The theory of Barangay officials is that a big syndicate is behind the abductions.
"It happened three times in the month of January, 2018. We now speculate that they maybe selling children's internal organs."
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They have put CCTVs in the alleys to watch every corner. The Barangay officers now coordinates with Binan police in the conduct of a thorough investigation.
"We are asking for assistance from the people of Binan that they may continue to support the PNP and if there are any such incidents, please cooperate with us." - Binan police.