THE Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded a minimal number of kidnapping incidents in the first half of 2017 and most of them were initiated by individuals, not terrorists, an official said Thursday.

Superintendent Abelardo Borromeo, spokesman for the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), said in a news conference that from January to June, only nine kidnapping incidents have been recorded by the police unit.

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