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Zyann Ambrosio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771223606077Quezon-City (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">2 Chinese nationals arrested over kidnap-for-ransom case in QC. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED) - The National Bureau of Investigation – International Operations Division (NBI-IOD) has rescued a Chinese national and arrested two Chinese suspects in a kidnap-for-ransom case during an entrapment operation at a hotel in Quezon City on February 11, 2026.</p><p>The operation stemmed from a report filed by the victim’s boyfriend after she went missing. </p><p>The complainant later contacted the victim online, where she revealed she was being held against her will. </p><p>A suspect allegedly took her phone and demanded ₱500,000 ransom for her release.</p><p>“The international operations division conducted an entrapment operation in QC which resulted to the arrest of the Chinese nationals and rescue of the victim,” said Atty. Christopher Fernandez, chief of the NBI International Operations Division.</p><p>Investigators said the victim was also forced to transfer RMB 104,000, or around ₱832,000, through online transfers even before the ransom demand was made. </p><p>The suspects allegedly showed the victim in a video call with visible bruises and threatened to kill or dismember her if payment was not made by February 10. Communication was later moved to Telegram.</p><p>Fernandez added that the suspects had shifted to these activities following the closure of the POGOs. </p><p>“Since the closure of the POGOs, these Chinese nationals diverted into other activities such as kidnapping, illegal drugs, and online scamming.”</p><p>During the entrapment on February 11, NBI agents arrested the two suspects after the marked money was handed over and secured the victim’s safe recovery.</p><p>“According to the victim, there are four of them, so we are conducting follow-up operations to arrest the remaining two,” Fernandez said.</p><p>The suspects were presented for inquest for Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention, in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XCAI502imx8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gnoCED43LtA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The National Bureau of Investigation – International Operations Division rescued a Chinese woman and arrested two Chinese suspects in a kidnap-for-ransom case during an entrapment operation at a hotel in Quezon City last week.</p>

The National Bureau of Investigation – International Operations Division rescued a Chinese woman and arrested two Chinese suspects in a kidnap-for-ransom case during an entrapment operation at a hotel in Quezon City last week.

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NBI arrests 2 Chinese nationals in alleged kidnap for ransom; victim rescued

Zyann Ambrosio,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 16, 2026 03:18 PM PHT

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Updated February 16, 2026 05:37 PM PHT

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