Could it be true? There are rumors, unconfirmed reports that kidnap for organ syndicate is going around to abduct young children. These children and even adults are being kidnapped for their internal organs, like their eyes, heart, and kidney which are being sold in hospitals. The culprits would just drop off the victims’ body back to where they were kidnapped and would insert money in the cadaver.
We received some forwarded messages from relatives in Batangas about some kidnapping incident near their place. The message originally came from a certain mayor of Taysan Batangas, warning the public about the kidnap for organ syndicate using a van with plate number VMM 507.
Here’s the original message in case you haven’t read it yet.
Plate no. VMM 507, van na white, yun po yung mga nangunguha ng internal organ ng mga bata. Paki-forward sa mga iba. Text from vice mayor ng Taysan, Batangas. I-forward yan sa iba, di po yan biro. Sacrifice please. Baka makatulong kayo sa mga bata na nawawala at mga kabataan. Text by sir Malaya caution tayo nasa Baguio daw sila. TY.
If it’s true I wonder why it’s not being reported in primetime news program such as 24 Oras and TV Patrol World? Or did I just miss it?
In an article in Sunstar Baguio yesterday,
…according to Baguio City Police Chief Moises Guevarra, the controversial text message is not true. He called Chief Superintendent Ricardo Padilla, director of Police Regional Office 4-A, to verify about this last Friday morning. “He confirmed this warning did not come from the vice mayor of Taysan, Batangas,” he said.
This was also confirmed by Chief Inspector David Mariano, BCPO Operations Branch chief, when he said the Philippine National Police (PNP) has not received any report yet of anybody losing any internal organ, even in the province of Batangas.
In Pilipino Star Ngayon, a police officer said it’s just a ‘kwentong kutsero’ and they’re giving warning to those who are forwarding the text messages.
I really hope and pray it’s not true. But whether the gossip is true or not, it is better to be watchful and stay indoors rather than take the risk of being victimized if indeed the reports are true. Tsk.. Tsk…
March 30, 2008 Update:
from forwarded email…
Latest Phil. Kidnapping Syndicate: Victim’s Internal Organs Missing!
I don’t believe this story until last week end, when I went home from Pampanga, my mom told me this news. One of our neighbor witnessed the funeral. There is a grade 6 student near our barangay, who was missing for 2 days. There are posters of his picture everywhere… after how many days, the body was found with missing eyes and kidney… a Php20,000 was inserted on his body with a note “PAKI LIBING NA LANG…”
Hindi lang white van na yan ang gamit nila ngaun me green black at maroon. Me look-out nakamotor pag me nakita bata tinatawag dun sa kasama na nasa Van, take note me kasama na clang doktor na nag-aalis ng organ. Even sa mga subdivision nakapasok na rin sila kya inform nyo sa Guard nyo. Sa amin sa Dasma kahapon grabe dami Pulis at Barangay sa Gate Red Alert kasi me 3 bata nakuha around Dasmarinas, Cavite . Me 1 nakaburol sa AREA-H2 walang mata at Internal Organ with 70,000 na pera. Even yung Elem. School sa tapat ng subd. namin di na muna pinapasok yung mga bata kahapon grabe nakakatakot po. Sa Manggahan trece cavite mag-ina magkasama pilit na kinuha ung bata, lumaban ung nanay ayun binugbog tapos nadala ung bata last week un, nakita ung bata sa Paliparan patay na din wala ng organ at mata. Meron nga skecth nung isang kasama nakapost na din dun sa Gate ng subd namin. This morning in Kawit Cavite 2 bata, nawawla at sa Quezon 3 year old na batang babae nakita patay walang heart at kidney.
News: World
Kidnapping in Southern Luzon ,
Victim’s Internal Organs Missing
by Jean Stuart March 09, 2008Kidnapping is rampant nowadays. Kidnappers usually asked ransom money from the parents of their victims. But lately, I was disturbed of the news about the kidnap victims whose internal organs were missing after they were found.
In Ibaan, Batangas four children were abducted. One of them was found with the pair of eyes missing and with Php 30,000 pesos on his/her mouth. Three were found with missing internal organs. There was also report in Tanauan, Batangas with a missing heart and Php 8,000 pesos on the hole of the victim’s chest. It’s really creepy.
Lately, there have been reports that the kidnappings is not only happening in Batangas. There were also similar incidents in Cavite and Laguna. Last Wednesday, March 5, my friend told me that there was a third year high school student (from a school in San Pedro, Laguna) was abducted on her way home. I still haven’t heard about what happened to the victim.
I heard that a syndicate is behind this kidnapping and they are selling the organs to the black market. Text messages and email messages has been circulating saying that a white van with plate no. VMM 507 is said to be the kidnappers van. In our place the cartographic sketch of the kidnapper and the plate no. of the vehicle used by the kidnapper were posted everywhere.
Residents in our area in Laguna were already afraid. Students going to school were now accompanied by their parents and yayas. It has been reported that the kidnappers where luring children going to and from school. Our school management even released a letter to parents to watch for their children when going to school and while playing.
Elmer B Realce
Dhahran Housing Inspection Unit
August 25, 2008 Update
Kidney syndicate’ kumpirmado – NBI
Monday, August 25, 2008
Pilipino Star NgayonKinumpirma kahapon ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) na may nag-ooperate na malaking sindikato sa bansa sa pagdukot ng mga batang lalaki na tinatanggalan ng vital human organs upang ipagbili sa dayuhang pasyente kaya minomonitor ngayon ang mga ospital at klinika sa bansa na nagsasagawa ng ‘illegal’ na removal partikular ng ‘kidney’.
Sa ginanap na Balitaan sa Tinapayan sa Dapitan, sinabi ni Atty. Ferdinand Lavin, ng NBI-Anti-Human Trafficking Division, ang sindikato ay may base umano sa bahagi ng Northern Luzon, kung saan dinadala ang mga biktima, inaalagaan, pinapakain upang ihanda sa ‘removal procedure’ ng kidney.
Matapos umano ang pagkuha ng kidney ay ibini-biyahe ito patungong ibang bansa at doon isinasagawa ang transplant kung kaya nahihirapan ang mga awtoridad na maaresto ang mga nasa likod ng sindikato.
Aniya, mas pinipili umanong tanggalan ng organ ang mga batang lalaki.
it’s not true i believe… makakalagpas ba sa media ang ganitong news? no crying mother on tv? no pic? no evidence that they were on that area? all hearsay… please sa mga nakakatanggap ng message dont forward it.. tuwang tuwa cguro yung nagsimula n2 naloloko nya ung mga tao.. nakakairita na rin e…
Finally, I saw the news in 24 Oras and TV Patrol World…saying it’s not true.
Thanks Marc for your comment. Honestly I did not pass/forward that message, kasi nga hindi naman ako sigurado kung totoo. Ako pa naman yung hindi mahilig mag text o mag fwd man lang hahaha!
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totoo po ito, punta kayo sa rosario may mga nakapaskil na picture ng mga bata na nawawala, naranasan din yan ng girlfriend ko first hand nung linggo, 4:45 ng madaling araw while waiting for bus/jeepney going to sto. tomas, muntik na syang makuha, mabuti nakalaban sya tapos sumigaw ng malakas kaya nakatakas,reported na sa pulis,using globe tracker, nasa san pablo laguna suspect, siguro nafifilter sa media ang mga balitang lumalabas kasi kasiraan ito sa pamumuno ni vilma santos at sa pulisya, walang baho na lalabas mula sa batangas katulad nung mayor pa siya nga lipa. di din ako naniniwala nung una pero nangyari sa gf ko.
Nakakatakot na balita ito, Amor. But you’re right, better be watchful than taking risks. Although there are syndicates naman talaga who are into this kind of immoral act. I’ve read a crime novel before which was about the existence of this group. So, it’s not far from the truth.
Amor,
Alam mo bang kahit dito sa Ilocos may mga around 6 cases nang ganyan dito sa Ilocos. Nakuha nila yung isang bata pero failed attempts yung 5 (in different towns). Naka-van daw ang mga gumagawa dito. Alam mo kasi raket ng hospitals yan dahil mahal ang organs especially ng mga bata. They will indeed murder for money. Kahit nung kami ang bata ginagawa na yan. In fact, I had a classmate nung Grade 1 kami na ganyan ang nangyari.
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amor, dito sa amin sa quezon 2 months ago may naka report na ganyan din. Green van daw. May nakatakas na bata and then sya nagkwento kaya nalaman ng mga pulis dito yung modus operandi. May nakukuha pating bangkay dito mga bata sa amin, wala ng lamang loob.
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Nakatanggap ako ng txt na ganyan. I did not believe it saka wala sa news eh.
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Thanks friends for all your comments. Grabee hindi ko na alam kung ano ang totoo. Nakakainis naman tong mga pulis, bakit sinasabi nilang kwentong kutsero lang kung meron ng mga ganun incident talaga tulad ng sinabi nina Bluep at Fret? At ito namang mga taong gumagawa ng ganito, ang kakapal!
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
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Hi there…just passing by. Oh my God, if it is true that is just scary and sickening.
It was reported in TV Patrol, unfortunately di ko xa napanood. But yung isang victim nila dapat working in Yazaki Torres ang na-interview daw. Marami akong kakilala na nagsasabi na it really happened, they know the girl na muntik ng makuha ng gang. She said daw na kitang-kita nya na maraming bata inside the van, nakatakip ang mga bibig. Buti nanlaban xa at nakatakas. Better na mag-ingat din tayo lalo na ang mga anak natin. Ubod ng sama ang mga taong ito.