k wrote:
] The scope and scale seems so small in this case as
] to justify it, assuming it does save the lives of Filipinos
] overseas.

Will it. There are a lot of Filipino expats. If they'll make major foreign policy decisions as concessions to kidnappers, I'm sure they'd be willing to part with a million dollars. I think they just put a lot of people at risk.

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