ZAMBOANGA CITY: Kidnappers have freed a government teacher they seized in Zamboanga City after three months in captivity in southern Philippines, officials said.

Officials said Cathy Casipong, who was seized by 10 gunmen in December, had been freed Tuesday night in Ipil town in Zamboanga Sibugay province. Casipong, who teaches at the Sibogtok Elementary School in Limaong Island, was immediately recovered by security forces after her family informed authorities of her release.

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