ZAMBOANGA CITY: Gunmen raided a tourist island in Zamboanga del Norte province in southern Philippines and seized 3 people before dawn on Monday, police said.

Police said at least 15 armed men swooped down on Aliguay Island near Dakak Resort in the historic city of Dapitan and took two unarmed Coast Guard personnel—Gringo Villaruz and Rodlyn Pagaling—and then seized the island’s chieftain Roberto Buligao and sped off on two motorboats.

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