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July 4, 2002, The Philippine Star, Why 70% of readers believe Sabaya is alive, by Federico D. Pascual, Jr.

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July 4, 2002, The Philippine Star, Why 70% of readers believe Sabaya is alive, by Federico D. Pascual, Jr.

 

 

NO MONEY RECOVERED: Our latest survey of readers is over and – Malacanang and the military, please take note – seven out of every 10 respondents still believe that Abu Sayyaf leader/spokesman Abu Sabaya was not killed in that sea encounter off Zamboanga del Norte last month. 

 

The question posed to Postscript readers was "Do you think Abu Sayyaf leader/spokesman Abu Sabaya is dead or alive"? 

 

Not counting the respondents who did not give a categorical reply, those who said he was dead constituted 30.76 percent while those who said he is still alive were 69.23 percent. 

 

Cecilia Jael of Chicago asked: "How were his backpack and sunglass retrieved but not the body". Tony Reyes of Everett, Washington, said: "That is the same reason why the US cannot confirm that they really have killed Bin Laden in Afghanistan – they can't find his body." Teddy Aspiras of Diliman, QC, raised some points: "When cornered in Lamitan by thousands of troops, Sabaya was able to escape by sharing his ransom. When cornered by a few Marines, what will prevent him from buying them off? Note: No money was recovered. How come he was the only one that fell to the sea and got lost when there were several who got shot and killed?" 

 

To all this, Josie Verdilla using a cs.com address has an explanation: "Abu Sabaya is Amboy." Figure that out.

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