May 7, 2004
U.S. rewards RP citizen informant
Masked to protect his identity during a media event at
the U.S. Embassy on April 30, a Filipino man receives from Major Donald
Bridgers of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) an attaché
case containing P840,000 as his reward for providing the Philippine
government information that led to the arrest of Abu Sayyaf Group cell
leader, Alhamzer Limbong, also known as “Kumander Kosovo.”
(Background, r-l:) Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General
Narciso Abaya, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Joseph Mussomeli,
and Philippine National Defense Under Secretary for Policy Antonio Sales
witness the handover of the reward. The United States government provided
the reward under its Department of Defense Small Rewards Program.
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(Above:) Kumander Kosovo’s arrest demonstrates that “ordinary
Filipino citizens can help put terrorists behind bars,”
the Chargé emphasized during the reward presentation.
General Abaya (right) attended the event. (Left:) The poster
exhibited during the ceremony identifies Philippine-based terrorists
wanted by the U.S. government.
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Related link:
Chargé Mussomeli’s
remarks at the presentation of reward
Chargé Mussomeli confers with General
Abaya (right) and Defense Under Secretary for Policy Antonio Santos
(left) on US-RP counter terrorism cooperation. The arrest of Kumander
Kosovo “represents only the most recent in a series of Philippine
victories in the war on terrorism,” Chargé Mussomeli said.
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