LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Philippines – Children threw stones at suspected kidnappers who had attempted to seize their schoolmate in Banaue, Ifugao.
Ifugao police said a nine-year-old boy was walking home in Sitio Maluhpeng in Barangay Viewpoint at around 3:45 p.m. last Dec. 2 when a black van stopped and offered the boy a ride home.
The boy reportedly refused after seeing a child with his mouth taped and seated between two men inside the van.
A man near the door of the van tried to pull the boy inside, but his schoolmates who saw the incident threw stones at the van, prompting the suspects to flee.
A manhunt for the suspects is underway.