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Fr Chito rescued from Maute captivity

Rescued Catholic priest Father Teresito Suganob (C) waves to journalists as he is presented during a press conference at the military headquarters in Manila on 18 September 2017, following his September 16 rescue by the military.
A Catholic priest kidnapped by Islamic State supporters when they occupied parts of a southern Philippine city nearly four months ago smiled and called for prayers September 18 after escaping. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

MANILA— After being held hostage by terrorist gunmen for nearly four months, Father Teresito “Chito” Suganob has finally been rescued.

Government security forces recovered the priest along with another hostage near a mosque in Bato, Marawi City on Saturday night, 16 Sept 2017.

“He was rescued with another individual at about 11 pm Saturday,” Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza told CBCPNews.

Dureza would not release other details because military operations are still going on hoping to rescue other hostages.

Suganob along with a number of civilians were abducted by the Islamic State-inspired Maute group on May 23 when they launched an attack on Marawi City including the St Mary’s Cathedral.

Bishop Edwin dela Pena of Marawi, who is currently in Rome to address a conference with Cardinal Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Archbishop Martin Jumoad of Ozamiz has lauded the safe release of the hostages, saying that their “liberation is the result of our faith in prayer.”

“So many are praying for his freedom. So many Masses are celebrated for that intention,” Jumoad said. “The power of prayer is once again shown as a witness of our solid faith in God.”  – CBCPNews

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