More than two weeks have passed, but Ding Ricarto is still praying for the safe return of her 16-year-old son. “We became worried when Totoy and his friends did not return after a day,” Ricarto said. Ines said their investigation showed that Santos, Anzures and Abalos were involved in illegal drugs and car theft activities. But citing intelligence reports, Ines said Abalos’ group used the teenager as their drug runner without his family’s knowledge. But after what happened, everyone just stays inside their houses.”Ricarto admitted that she was also afraid “but I could not just leave my son alone.”She appealed to her son’s captors: “Please return Totoy to us.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 09, 2018 22:41 UTC