ZAMBOANGA CITY: A government soldier held captive by communist rebels in the southern Philippines was freed on Saturday to a local politician, who helped secure the freedom of the prisoner.

The soldier, Private First Class Rodello Canada Arigonan, who was captured on August 3 in Compostela Valley province, was released to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in Maco town after the soldier’s family appealed for help.

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