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Transcript
00:00This is the GMA Regional TV News.
00:07The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI is now investigating the arrest of armed men of an American vlogger in Zamboanga, Del Norte.
00:18The Philippine National Police Region 9 Task Force has formed to investigate the case.
00:23This is the hot news brought to you by Efren Mamac of GMA Regional TV.
00:31On October 17, armed men arrested the 26-year-old American vlogger, Ilyot Onil Eastman, in Zamboanga, Del Norte.
00:39According to the police, the victim's house was entered by four suspects who had M16 rifles and introduced themselves as enforcement officers.
00:48The victim fought, so he was shot in his chest before he was taken to the bank, jail, or asylum.
00:55We don't have any ransom.
00:58Second, we checked, as per record, the background of our victim.
01:03He doesn't have a known big business.
01:07And he doesn't have a known profession.
01:11He went to the Philippines.
01:13According to PNP Region 9, there are persons of interest in the case of the arrest of Eastman.
01:18Eastman has been in the country for five months after being married to a Filipina.
01:23In one of his vlogs this September, he mentioned that there was a threat to his life.
01:28People coming here to tell my family that there's people that want to kidnap me or they're threatening to kidnap me.
01:36I don't really know, like, what would happen if somebody did try to come here and kidnap me, right?
01:42Would the neighbors help me or would they just sit there and watch?
01:45Even last night, I'm scared a little bit. I'm scared.
01:49The Philippine wife of Ilyot, a former OFW in Saudi Arabia, has been arrested by the Salisay police.
01:55They have set up a task group to investigate the case.
01:58The US Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI is also investigating the kidnapping of the American vlogger.
02:04The wife of the victim was visited and talked to by FBI agents this Saturday.
02:08The FBI told the police that no ransom demand was received by Eastman's family in America.
02:14The US Embassy continues to monitor the authorities and the victim's family.
02:19They say the victim's safety is their priority while monitoring the situation.
02:23Efren Mamak of GMA Original TV reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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