2	5	THE	the	DT
6	15	ABDUCTION	abduction	NN
16	18	of	of	IN
19	20	a	a	DT
21	27	French	french	JJ
28	36	diplomat	diplomat	NN
36	38	’s	's	POS
39	43	wife	wife	NN
44	46	on	on	IN
47	55	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
56	59	has	have	VBZ
60	70	introduced	introduce	VBN
71	72	a	a	DT
73	82	political	political	JJ
83	92	dimension	dimension	NN
93	95	to	to	TO
96	99	the	the	DT
100	117	kidnap-for-ransom	kidnap-for-ransom	NN
118	128	pestilence	pestilence	NN
129	133	that	that	WDT
134	137	has	have	VBZ
138	144	spread	spread	VBN
145	157	dramatically	dramatically	RB
158	164	during	during	IN
165	168	the	the	DT
169	173	past	past	JJ
174	176	10	10	CD
177	183	months	month	NNS
183	184	.	.	.

191	194	The	the	DT
195	201	kidnap	kidnap	NN
202	206	gang	gang	NN
207	212	freed	free	VBD
213	216	her	her	PRP
217	220	and	and	CC
221	224	her	her	PRP$
225	231	driver	driver	NN
232	238	within	within	IN
239	242	two	two	CD
243	248	hours	hour	NNS
249	251	of	of	IN
252	259	seizure	seizure	NN
259	260	.	.	.

261	263	No	no	DT
264	270	ransom	ransom	NN
271	274	was	be	VBD
275	279	paid	pay	VBN
279	280	.	.	.

287	290	The	the	DT
291	300	abduction	abduction	NN
300	301	,	,	,
302	309	however	however	RB
309	310	,	,	,
311	320	delivered	deliver	VBD
321	322	a	a	DT
323	327	more	more	RBR
328	339	devastating	devastating	JJ
340	344	blow	blow	NN
345	347	on	on	IN
348	351	the	the	DT
352	360	capacity	capacity	NN
361	363	of	of	IN
364	367	the	the	DT
368	377	Macapagal	macapagal	JJ
378	392	administration	administration	NN
393	395	to	to	TO
396	401	crack	crack	VB
402	406	down	down	RP
407	409	on	on	IN
410	416	kidnap	kidnap	NN
417	427	syndicates	syndicate	NNS
428	432	than	than	IN
433	436	the	the	DT
437	441	grim	grim	JJ
442	452	statistics	statistic	NNS
453	460	trotted	trot	VBN
461	464	out	out	RP
465	467	by	by	IN
468	476	Teresita	Teresita	NNP
477	484	Ang-See	Ang-See	NNP
484	485	,	,	,
486	489	the	the	DT
490	506	Chinese-Filipino	Chinese-Filipino	NNP
507	517	anti-crime	anti-crime	JJ
518	519	“	``	``
519	527	crusader	crusader	NN
527	528	,	,	,
528	529	”	''	''
530	533	who	who	WP
534	537	has	have	VBZ
538	546	relished	relish	VBN
547	550	the	the	DT
551	555	role	role	NN
556	558	of	of	IN
559	568	Cassandra	Cassandra	NNP
569	571	to	to	TO
572	575	the	the	DT
576	586	Philippine	Philippine	NNP
587	595	National	National	NNP
596	602	Police	Police	NNP
603	608	under	under	IN
609	612	the	the	DT
613	616	new	new	JJ
617	631	administration	administration	NN
631	632	.	.	.

639	644	Since	since	IN
645	649	1992	1992	CD
650	654	when	when	WRB
655	664	organized	organize	VBN
665	670	crime	crime	NN
671	677	became	become	VBD
678	679	a	a	DT
680	687	leading	lead	VBG
688	701	preoccupation	preoccupation	NN
702	704	in	in	IN
705	708	the	the	DT
709	717	national	national	JJ
718	724	agenda	agenda	NN
724	725	,	,	,
726	729	the	the	DT
730	734	main	main	JJ
735	742	victims	victim	NNS
743	745	of	of	IN
746	749	the	the	DT
750	759	predatory	predatory	JJ
760	770	syndicates	syndicate	NNS
771	775	have	have	VBP
776	780	been	be	VBN
781	788	Ang-See	Ang-See	NNP
788	790	’s	's	POS
791	802	compatriots	compatriot	NNS
803	805	in	in	IN
806	809	the	the	DT
810	826	Chinese-Filipino	Chinese-Filipino	NNP
827	836	community	community	NN
836	837	.	.	.

844	847	The	the	DT
848	860	conventional	conventional	JJ
861	872	explanation	explanation	NN
873	875	is	be	VBZ
876	880	that	that	IN
881	888	because	because	IN
889	891	of	of	IN
892	897	their	their	PRP$
898	904	wealth	wealth	NN
904	905	,	,	,
906	910	they	they	PRP
911	914	are	be	VBP
915	918	the	the	DT
919	926	logical	logical	JJ
927	931	prey	prey	NN
932	936	from	from	IN
937	942	which	which	WDT
943	945	to	to	TO
946	953	extract	extract	VB
954	960	ransom	ransom	NN
961	969	money–a	money–a	NN
970	978	perverse	perverse	JJ
979	983	form	form	NN
984	986	of	of	IN
987	998	nationalist	nationalist	JJ
999	1005	racism	racism	NN
1006	1009	and	and	CC
1010	1024	redistribution	redistribution	NN
1025	1027	of	of	IN
1028	1036	national	national	JJ
1037	1043	wealth	wealth	NN
1043	1044	.	.	.

1051	1054	The	the	DT
1055	1058	Abu	Abu	NNP
1059	1065	Sayyaf	Sayyaf	NNP
1066	1076	kidnapping	kidnapping	NN
1077	1079	of	of	IN
1080	1090	foreigners	foreigner	NNS
1091	1093	in	in	IN
1094	1101	Sipadan	Sipadan	NNP
1101	1102	,	,	,
1103	1111	Malaysia	Malaysia	NNP
1111	1112	,	,	,
1113	1116	and	and	CC
1117	1119	in	in	IN
1120	1123	Dos	Dos	NNP
1124	1130	Palmas	Palmas	NNP
1130	1131	,	,	,
1132	1139	Palawan	Palawan	NNP
1139	1140	,	,	,
1141	1146	broke	break	VBD
1147	1151	this	this	DT
1152	1161	ethnicity	ethnicity	NN
1162	1169	pattern	pattern	NN
1169	1170	.	.	.

1177	1180	But	but	CC
1181	1184	the	the	DT
1185	1192	seizure	seizure	NN
1193	1195	of	of	IN
1196	1199	the	the	DT
1200	1208	diplomat	diplomat	NN
1208	1210	’s	's	POS
1211	1215	wife	wife	NN
1216	1219	and	and	CC
1220	1223	her	her	PRP$
1224	1230	driver	driver	NN
1231	1234	was	be	VBD
1235	1238	the	the	DT
1239	1244	first	first	JJ
1245	1249	time	time	NN
1250	1252	in	in	IN
1253	1255	10	10	CD
1256	1261	years	year	NNS
1262	1266	that	that	IN
1267	1270	the	the	DT
1271	1276	gangs	gang	NNS
1277	1283	struck	strike	VBD
1284	1286	at	at	IN
1287	1294	members	member	NNS
1295	1297	of	of	IN
1298	1301	the	the	DT
1302	1312	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
1313	1322	community	community	NN
1322	1323	,	,	,
1324	1329	whose	whose	WP$
1330	1338	immunity	immunity	NN
1339	1342	has	have	VBZ
1343	1347	been	be	VBN
1348	1355	somehow	somehow	RB
1356	1365	respected	respect	VBN
1366	1368	by	by	IN
1369	1378	organized	organize	VBN
1379	1389	syndicates	syndicate	NNS
1389	1390	.	.	.

1397	1400	The	the	DT
1401	1408	seizure	seizure	NN
1409	1413	sent	send	VBD
1414	1419	alarm	alarm	NN
1420	1425	bells	bell	NNS
1426	1433	ringing	ring	VBG
1434	1436	in	in	IN
1437	1440	the	the	DT
1441	1451	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
1452	1461	community	community	NN
1462	1464	in	in	IN
1465	1469	this	this	DT
1470	1477	country	country	NN
1477	1478	.	.	.

1479	1482	The	the	DT
1483	1496	repercussions	repercussion	NNS
1497	1499	in	in	IN
1500	1503	the	the	DT
1504	1508	home	home	NN
1509	1520	governments	government	NNS
1521	1524	and	and	CC
1525	1534	countries	country	NNS
1535	1538	are	be	VBP
1539	1541	as	as	IN
1542	1550	damaging	damage	VBG
1551	1553	as	as	IN
1554	1557	the	the	DT
1558	1567	prolonged	prolong	VBN
1568	1582	hostage-taking	hostage-taking	NN
1583	1585	by	by	IN
1586	1589	the	the	DT
1590	1593	Abu	Abu	NNP
1594	1600	Sayyaf	Sayyaf	NNP
1601	1603	of	of	IN
1604	1610	French	french	JJ
1610	1611	,	,	,
1612	1618	German	german	JJ
1618	1619	,	,	,
1620	1629	Malaysian	malaysian	JJ
1629	1630	,	,	,
1631	1639	Lebanese	lebanese	JJ
1640	1643	and	and	CC
1644	1651	Finnish	finnish	JJ
1652	1661	nationals	national	NNS
1662	1668	during	during	IN
1669	1672	the	the	DT
1673	1680	Estrada	Estrada	NNP
1681	1695	administration	administration	NN
1695	1696	.	.	.

1703	1707	Then	then	RB
1708	1717	President	President	NNP
1718	1724	Joseph	Joseph	NNP
1725	1732	Estrada	Estrada	NNP
1733	1736	had	have	VBD
1737	1739	to	to	TO
1740	1746	cancel	cancel	VB
1747	1753	visits	visit	NNS
1754	1756	to	to	TO
1757	1762	Paris	Paris	NNP
1763	1766	and	and	CC
1767	1772	other	other	JJ
1773	1781	European	european	JJ
1782	1790	capitals	capital	NNS
1791	1793	in	in	IN
1794	1798	2000	2000	CD
1799	1804	after	after	IN
1805	1807	he	he	PRP
1808	1811	was	be	VBD
1812	1816	told	tell	VBN
1817	1821	that	that	IN
1822	1824	he	he	PRP
1825	1830	would	would	MD
1831	1838	receive	receive	VB
1839	1840	a	a	DT
1841	1848	hostile	hostile	JJ
1849	1858	reception	reception	NN
1859	1863	from	from	IN
1864	1867	the	the	DT
1868	1876	European	european	JJ
1877	1883	public	public	NN
1884	1888	over	over	IN
1889	1892	the	the	DT
1893	1900	lengthy	lengthy	JJ
1901	1908	impasse	impasse	NN
1909	1911	of	of	IN
1912	1924	negotiations	negotiation	NNS
1925	1928	for	for	IN
1929	1932	the	the	DT
1933	1941	hostages	hostage	NNS
1941	1942	’	'	POS
1943	1950	release	release	NN
1950	1951	.	.	.

1958	1962	From	from	IN
1963	1965	my	my	PRP$
1966	1969	own	own	JJ
1970	1977	sources	source	NNS
1978	1980	in	in	IN
1981	1984	the	the	DT
1985	1995	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
1996	2005	community	community	NN
2005	2006	,	,	,
2007	2009	as	as	RB
2010	2014	well	well	RB
2015	2017	as	as	IN
2018	2020	in	in	IN
2021	2024	the	the	DT
2025	2035	Philippine	Philippine	NNP
2036	2044	National	National	NNP
2045	2051	Police	Police	NNP
2051	2052	,	,	,
2053	2056	the	the	DT
2057	2065	diplomat	diplomat	NN
2065	2067	’s	's	POS
2068	2072	wife	wife	NN
2073	2076	and	and	CC
2077	2080	her	her	PRP$
2081	2087	driver	driver	NN
2088	2092	went	go	VBD
2093	2095	to	to	TO
2096	2099	the	the	DT
2100	2106	French	french	JJ
2107	2113	school	school	NN
2114	2116	in	in	IN
2117	2124	Bicutan	Bicutan	NNP
2125	2127	at	at	IN
2128	2134	around	around	IN
2135	2137	10	10	CD
2138	2142	a.m.	a.m.	NN
2142	2143	,	,	,
2144	2146	in	in	IN
2147	2155	response	response	NN
2156	2158	to	to	TO
2159	2160	a	a	DT
2161	2165	call	call	NN
2166	2170	from	from	IN
2171	2177	school	school	NN
2178	2189	authorities	authority	NNS
2190	2193	who	who	WP
2194	2202	reported	report	VBD
2203	2207	that	that	DT
2208	2211	her	her	PRP$
2212	2215	son	son	NN
2216	2219	had	have	VBD
2220	2224	some	some	DT
2225	2233	accident	accident	NN
2233	2234	.	.	.

2241	2243	On	on	IN
2244	2247	the	the	DT
2248	2251	way	way	NN
2251	2252	,	,	,
2253	2254	a	a	DT
2255	2260	group	group	NN
2261	2263	of	of	IN
2264	2269	about	about	IN
2270	2273	six	six	CD
2274	2279	armed	arm	VBN
2280	2283	men	man	NNS
2284	2286	in	in	IN
2287	2295	uniforms	uniform	NNS
2296	2303	blocked	block	VBD
2304	2307	her	her	PRP$
2308	2317	brand-new	brand-new	JJ
2318	2321	car	car	NN
2322	2323	(	(	(
2323	2328	which	which	WDT
2329	2332	had	have	VBD
2333	2335	no	no	DT
2336	2346	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
2347	2352	plate	plate	NN
2352	2353	)	)	)
2354	2356	at	at	IN
2357	2363	Better	Better	NNP
2364	2370	Living	Living	NNP
2371	2382	Subdivision	Subdivision	NNP
2382	2383	,	,	,
2384	2393	Paranaque	Paranaque	NNP
2393	2394	,	,	,
2395	2398	and	and	CC
2399	2406	boarded	board	VBD
2407	2409	it	it	PRP
2409	2410	.	.	.

2417	2420	The	the	DT
2421	2425	gang	gang	NN
2426	2431	drove	drive	VBD
2432	2435	the	the	DT
2436	2439	car	car	NN
2440	2446	around	around	IN
2447	2450	the	the	DT
2451	2459	vicinity	vicinity	NN
2460	2465	while	while	IN
2466	2470	they	they	PRP
2471	2483	interrogated	interrogate	VBD
2484	2487	the	the	DT
2488	2495	victims	victim	NNS
2496	2499	for	for	IN
2500	2505	about	about	IN
2506	2509	two	two	CD
2510	2515	hours	hour	NNS
2515	2516	.	.	.

2517	2520	The	the	DT
2521	2530	hijackers	hijacker	NNS
2531	2536	asked	ask	VBD
2537	2541	them	them	PRP
2542	2545	for	for	IN
2546	2556	money–one	money–one	NN
2557	2564	million	million	CD
2565	2570	pesos	peso	NNS
2571	2574	was	be	VBD
2575	2591	mentioned–which	mentioned–which	WDT
2592	2595	she	she	PRP
2596	2599	had	have	VBD
2600	2610	supposedly	supposedly	RB
2611	2620	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
2621	2625	from	from	IN
2626	2629	the	the	DT
2630	2634	bank	bank	NN
2634	2635	.	.	.

2636	2639	She	she	PRP
2640	2644	told	tell	VBD
2645	2649	them	them	PRP
2650	2653	she	she	PRP
2654	2657	had	have	VBD
2658	2661	not	not	RB
2662	2671	withdrawn	withdraw	VBN
2672	2676	such	such	JJ
2677	2682	money	money	NN
2683	2686	and	and	CC
2687	2691	that	that	IN
2692	2695	she	she	PRP
2696	2699	was	be	VBD
2700	2703	the	the	DT
2704	2708	wife	wife	NN
2709	2711	of	of	IN
2712	2713	a	a	DT
2714	2720	senior	senior	JJ
2721	2727	French	french	JJ
2728	2736	diplomat	diplomat	NN
2736	2737	.	.	.

2738	2741	The	the	DT
2742	2748	gunmen	gunman	NNS
2749	2752	let	let	VBD
2753	2756	her	her	PRP$
2757	2759	go	go	NN
2759	2760	.	.	.

2767	2770	The	the	DT
2771	2774	PNP	PNP	NNP
2774	2775	,	,	,
2776	2781	which	which	WDT
2782	2790	believes	believe	VBZ
2791	2793	it	it	PRP
2794	2797	was	be	VBD
2798	2799	a	a	DT
2800	2804	case	case	NN
2805	2807	of	of	IN
2808	2816	mistaken	mistake	VBN
2817	2825	identity	identity	NN
2825	2826	,	,	,
2827	2832	could	could	MD
2833	2836	not	not	RB
2837	2844	explain	explain	VB
2845	2848	why	why	WRB
2849	2851	it	it	PRP
2852	2856	took	take	VBD
2857	2860	the	the	DT
2861	2865	gang	gang	NN
2866	2869	two	two	CD
2870	2875	hours	hour	NNS
2876	2878	to	to	TO
2879	2883	know	know	VB
2884	2887	the	the	DT
2888	2896	identity	identity	NN
2897	2899	of	of	IN
2900	2903	the	the	DT
2904	2908	lady	lady	NN
2908	2909	.	.	.

2916	2921	After	after	IN
2922	2931	detaining	detain	VBG
2932	2936	them	them	PRP
2937	2940	for	for	IN
2941	2946	about	about	IN
2947	2950	two	two	CD
2951	2956	hours	hour	NNS
2956	2957	,	,	,
2958	2962	they	they	PRP
2963	2968	drove	drive	VBD
2969	2972	her	her	PRP
2973	2976	and	and	CC
2977	2980	the	the	DT
2981	2987	driver	driver	NN
2988	2990	to	to	TO
2991	2992	a	a	DT
2993	3002	squatters	squatter	NNS
3002	3003	’	'	POS
3004	3008	area	area	NN
3009	3012	and	and	CC
3013	3020	dropped	drop	VBD
3021	3025	them	them	PRP
3026	3029	off	off	RP
3030	3034	near	near	IN
3035	3038	the	the	DT
3039	3046	Bicutan	Bicutan	NNP
3047	3051	exit	exit	NN
3051	3052	,	,	,
3053	3056	but	but	CC
3057	3060	not	not	RB
3061	3067	before	before	IN
3068	3072	they	they	PRP
3073	3077	took	take	VBD
3078	3081	her	her	PRP$
3082	3090	necklace	necklace	NN
3091	3094	and	and	CC
3095	3101	wallet	wallet	NN
3101	3102	.	.	.

3109	3113	They	they	PRP
3114	3117	did	do	VBD
3118	3121	not	not	RB
3122	3126	take	take	VB
3127	3130	her	her	PRP$
3131	3135	ring	ring	NN
3136	3139	and	and	CC
3140	3145	other	other	JJ
3146	3152	pieces	piece	NNS
3153	3155	of	of	IN
3156	3163	jewelry	jewelry	NN
3163	3164	.	.	.

3165	3168	The	the	DT
3169	3173	gang	gang	NN
3174	3178	fled	flee	VBD
3179	3183	with	with	IN
3184	3187	the	the	DT
3188	3191	car	car	NN
3191	3192	,	,	,
3193	3196	and	and	CC
3197	3200	the	the	DT
3201	3208	victims	victim	NNS
3209	3213	took	take	VBD
3214	3215	a	a	DT
3216	3224	tricycle	tricycle	NN
3225	3229	home	home	NN
3229	3230	.	.	.

3231	3234	The	the	DT
3235	3242	details	detail	NNS
3243	3245	of	of	IN
3246	3249	the	the	DT
3250	3255	crime	crime	NN
3256	3259	and	and	CC
3260	3263	the	the	DT
3264	3269	swift	swift	NN
3270	3277	release	release	NN
3278	3281	are	be	VBP
3282	3286	less	less	RBR
3287	3296	important	important	JJ
3297	3301	than	than	IN
3302	3305	the	the	DT
3306	3315	political	political	JJ
3316	3328	implications	implication	NNS
3328	3329	.	.	.

3330	3337	Whether	whether	IN
3338	3341	the	the	DT
3342	3350	incident	incident	NN
3351	3354	was	be	VBD
3355	3360	plain	plain	JJ
3361	3367	holdup	holdup	NN
3367	3368	,	,	,
3369	3371	as	as	IN
3372	3375	the	the	DT
3376	3379	PNP	PNP	NNP
3380	3385	would	would	MD
3386	3390	like	like	VB
3391	3393	to	to	TO
3394	3397	see	see	VB
3398	3400	it	it	PRP
3400	3401	,	,	,
3402	3405	the	the	DT
3406	3415	abduction	abduction	NN
3416	3426	reinforced	reinforce	VBD
3427	3430	the	the	DT
3431	3438	growing	grow	VBG
3439	3449	perception	perception	NN
3450	3452	in	in	IN
3453	3456	the	the	DT
3457	3467	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
3468	3477	community	community	NN
3478	3481	and	and	CC
3482	3489	foreign	foreign	JJ
3490	3501	governments	government	NNS
3502	3506	that	that	IN
3507	3512	there	there	EX
3513	3515	is	be	VBZ
3516	3517	a	a	DT
3518	3527	breakdown	breakdown	NN
3528	3530	in	in	IN
3531	3534	law	law	NN
3535	3538	and	and	CC
3539	3544	order	order	NN
3545	3548	and	and	CC
3549	3553	that	that	IN
3554	3557	the	the	DT
3558	3567	Macapagal	Macapagal	NNP
3568	3582	administration	administration	NN
3583	3585	is	be	VBZ
3586	3589	not	not	RB
3590	3592	in	in	IN
3593	3600	control	control	NN
3600	3601	.	.	.

3608	3612	This	this	DT
3613	3623	perception	perception	NN
3624	3626	is	be	VBZ
3627	3631	also	also	RB
3632	3638	fueled	fuel	VBN
3639	3641	by	by	IN
3642	3645	the	the	DT
3646	3651	crime	crime	NN
3652	3662	statistics	statistic	NNS
3663	3665	of	of	IN
3666	3673	Ang-See	Ang-See	NNP
3673	3674	,	,	,
3675	3678	who	who	WP
3679	3689	represents	represent	VBZ
3690	3693	the	the	DT
3694	3705	pessimistic	pessimistic	JJ
3706	3713	outlook	outlook	NN
3714	3716	in	in	IN
3717	3725	contrast	contrast	NN
3726	3728	to	to	TO
3729	3732	the	the	DT
3733	3737	more	more	RBR
3738	3748	dismissive	dismissive	JJ
3749	3756	outlook	outlook	NN
3757	3759	of	of	IN
3760	3763	the	the	DT
3764	3767	PNP	PNP	NNP
3768	3773	whose	whose	WP$
3774	3784	statistics	statistic	NNS
3785	3788	are	be	VBP
3789	3793	less	less	RBR
3794	3802	alarming	alarming	JJ
3803	3807	than	than	IN
3808	3813	those	those	DT
3814	3816	of	of	IN
3817	3824	Ang-See	Ang-See	NNP
3824	3825	.	.	.

3832	3837	While	while	IN
3838	3845	Ang-See	Ang-See	NNP
3845	3847	’s	's	POS
3848	3858	statistics	statistic	NNS
3858	3859	,	,	,
3860	3867	derived	derive	VBN
3868	3874	mainly	mainly	RB
3875	3879	from	from	IN
3880	3892	non-official	non-official	JJ
3893	3900	sources	source	NNS
3900	3901	,	,	,
3902	3907	paint	paint	VBP
3908	3909	a	a	DT
3910	3914	grim	grim	JJ
3915	3922	picture	picture	NN
3922	3923	,	,	,
3924	3928	they	they	PRP
3929	3935	should	should	MD
3936	3939	not	not	RB
3940	3942	be	be	VB
3943	3950	ignored	ignore	VBN
3950	3951	.	.	.

3958	3960	At	at	IN
3961	3964	the	the	DT
3965	3969	same	same	JJ
3970	3974	time	time	NN
3974	3975	,	,	,
3976	3979	the	the	DT
3980	3983	PNP	PNP	NNP
3984	3986	ca	ca	MD
3986	3989	n’t	n't	RB
3990	3992	be	be	VB
3993	4000	burying	bury	VBG
4001	4004	its	its	PRP$
4005	4009	head	head	NN
4010	4012	in	in	IN
4013	4016	the	the	DT
4017	4021	sand	sand	NN
4022	4025	and	and	CC
4026	4034	offering	offer	VBG
4035	4047	explanations	explanation	NNS
4048	4051	all	all	PDT
4052	4055	the	the	DT
4056	4060	time	time	NN
4060	4061	,	,	,
4062	4068	rather	rather	RB
4069	4073	than	than	IN
4074	4079	check	check	VB
4080	4083	the	the	DT
4084	4088	rise	rise	NN
4089	4091	of	of	IN
4092	4103	kidnappings	kidnapping	NNS
4103	4104	.	.	.

4111	4118	Ang-See	Ang-See	NNP
4118	4120	’s	's	POS
4121	4126	close	close	JJ
4127	4140	collaboration	collaboration	NN
4141	4145	with	with	IN
4146	4152	former	former	JJ
4153	4156	PNP	PNP	NNP
4157	4162	chief	chief	NN
4162	4163	,	,	,
4164	4167	now	now	RB
4168	4172	Sen.	Sen.	NNP
4173	4180	Panfilo	Panfilo	NNP
4181	4187	Lacson	Lacson	NNP
4187	4188	,	,	,
4189	4191	is	be	VBZ
4192	4194	an	an	DT
4195	4199	open	open	JJ
4200	4206	secret	secret	NN
4206	4207	.	.	.

4208	4212	Some	some	DT
4213	4227	administration	administration	NN
4228	4237	officials	official	NNS
4238	4244	wonder	wonder	VBP
4245	4252	whether	whether	IN
4253	4256	she	she	PRP
4257	4263	paints	paint	VBZ
4264	4272	doomsday	doomsday	NN
4273	4282	scenarios	scenario	NNS
4283	4287	just	just	RB
4288	4290	to	to	TO
4291	4300	embarrass	embarrass	VB
4301	4304	the	the	DT
4305	4319	administration	administration	NN
4320	4323	and	and	CC
4324	4326	to	to	TO
4327	4334	portray	portray	VB
4335	4338	the	the	DT
4339	4347	contrast	contrast	NN
4348	4350	in	in	IN
4351	4362	performance	performance	NN
4363	4370	between	between	IN
4371	4374	the	the	DT
4375	4378	PNP	PNP	NNP
4379	4384	under	under	IN
4385	4391	Lacson	Lacson	NNP
4392	4395	and	and	CC
4396	4399	the	the	DT
4400	4407	current	current	JJ
4408	4411	PNP	PNP	NNP
4412	4422	leadership	leadership	NN
4422	4423	,	,	,
4424	4429	which	which	WDT
4430	4433	has	have	VBZ
4434	4436	no	no	DT
4437	4441	love	love	NN
4442	4446	lost	lose	VBN
4447	4451	with	with	IN
4452	4458	Lacson	Lacson	NNP
4458	4459	.	.	.

4466	4471	Since	since	IN
4472	4475	the	the	DT
4476	4483	members	member	NNS
4484	4486	of	of	IN
4487	4490	the	the	DT
4491	4501	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
4502	4511	community	community	NN
4512	4515	had	have	VBD
4516	4526	previously	previously	RB
4527	4531	been	be	VBN
4532	4538	immune	immune	JJ
4539	4543	from	from	IN
4544	4547	the	the	DT
4548	4557	predatory	predatory	JJ
4558	4565	attacks	attack	NNS
4566	4568	of	of	IN
4569	4572	the	the	DT
4573	4577	gang	gang	NN
4577	4578	,	,	,
4579	4582	the	the	DT
4583	4592	abduction	abduction	NN
4593	4595	of	of	IN
4596	4599	the	the	DT
4600	4608	diplomat	diplomat	NN
4608	4610	’s	's	POS
4611	4615	wife	wife	NN
4616	4625	naturally	naturally	RB
4626	4629	has	have	VBZ
4630	4639	generated	generate	VBN
4640	4649	anxieties	anxiety	NNS
4650	4655	among	among	IN
4656	4663	foreign	foreign	JJ
4664	4675	governments	government	NNS
4676	4681	about	about	IN
4682	4685	how	how	WRB
4686	4690	safe	safe	JJ
4691	4696	their	their	PRP$
4697	4706	diplomats	diplomat	NNS
4707	4710	are	be	VBP
4711	4713	in	in	IN
4714	4718	this	this	DT
4719	4726	country	country	NN
4726	4727	.	.	.

4734	4739	There	there	EX
4740	4742	is	be	VBZ
4743	4744	a	a	DT
4745	4751	strong	strong	JJ
4752	4762	perception	perception	NN
4763	4765	in	in	IN
4766	4769	the	the	DT
4770	4780	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
4781	4790	community	community	NN
4791	4795	that	that	IN
4796	4799	the	the	DT
4800	4809	abduction	abduction	NN
4810	4813	was	be	VBD
4814	4815	a	a	DT
4816	4820	fake	fake	JJ
4821	4832	kidnap-for-	kidnap-for-	NN
4833	4839	ransom	ransom	NN
4840	4843	and	and	CC
4844	4847	was	be	VBD
4848	4849	a	a	DT
4850	4859	political	political	JJ
4860	4863	act	act	NN
4864	4866	to	to	TO
4867	4878	demonstrate	demonstrate	VB
4879	4882	the	the	DT
4883	4897	administration	administration	NN
4897	4899	’s	's	POS
4900	4910	incapacity	incapacity	NN
4911	4913	to	to	TO
4914	4917	put	put	VB
4918	4923	crime	crime	NN
4924	4929	under	under	IN
4930	4937	control	control	NN
4937	4938	.	.	.

4945	4948	The	the	DT
4949	4958	reasoning	reasoning	NN
4959	4965	behind	behind	IN
4966	4970	this	this	DT
4971	4981	perception	perception	NN
4982	4984	is	be	VBZ
4985	4989	that	that	IN
4990	4992	if	if	IN
4993	4996	the	the	DT
4997	5002	gangs	gang	NNS
5003	5007	were	be	VBD
5008	5013	after	after	IN
5014	5020	ransom	ransom	NN
5021	5026	money	money	NN
5026	5027	,	,	,
5028	5030	it	it	PRP
5031	5034	did	do	VBD
5035	5038	not	not	RB
5039	5045	matter	matter	VB
5046	5053	whether	whether	IN
5054	5059	their	their	PRP$
5060	5067	victims	victim	NNS
5068	5076	belonged	belong	VBD
5077	5079	to	to	TO
5080	5083	the	the	DT
5084	5094	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
5095	5104	community	community	NN
5104	5105	.	.	.

5112	5115	The	the	DT
5116	5126	perception	perception	NN
5127	5129	is	be	VBZ
5130	5134	that	that	IN
5135	5140	there	there	EX
5141	5144	was	be	VBD
5145	5146	a	a	DT
5147	5156	political	political	JJ
5157	5164	message	message	NN
5165	5167	in	in	IN
5168	5171	the	the	DT
5172	5182	abductions	abduction	NNS
5183	5189	staged	stag	VBN
5190	5192	by	by	IN
5193	5197	some	some	DT
5198	5204	groups	group	NNS
5205	5209	that	that	WDT
5210	5213	are	be	VBP
5214	5224	determined	determine	VBN
5225	5227	to	to	TO
5228	5232	make	make	VB
5233	5237	this	this	DT
5238	5248	government	government	NN
5249	5253	fail	fail	NN
5253	5254	.	.	.

5261	5262	A	a	DT
5263	5269	number	number	NN
5270	5272	of	of	IN
5273	5282	embassies	embassy	NNS
5283	5287	here	here	RB
5287	5288	,	,	,
5289	5298	including	include	VBG
5299	5302	the	the	DT
5303	5311	American	American	NNP
5311	5312	,	,	,
5313	5319	French	French	NNP
5319	5320	,	,	,
5321	5327	German	German	NNP
5328	5331	and	and	CC
5332	5340	Japanese	Japanese	NNP
5340	5341	,	,	,
5342	5346	have	have	VBP
5347	5353	issued	issue	VBN
5354	5364	advisories	advisory	NNS
5365	5367	to	to	TO
5368	5373	their	their	PRP$
5374	5383	nationals	national	NNS
5384	5391	warning	warn	VBG
5392	5396	them	them	PRP
5397	5399	of	of	IN
5400	5405	risks	risk	NNS
5406	5410	when	when	WRB
5411	5421	travelling	travel	VBG
5422	5424	in	in	IN
5425	5429	some	some	DT
5430	5435	parts	part	NNS
5436	5438	of	of	IN
5439	5442	the	the	DT
5443	5450	country	country	NN
5450	5451	.	.	.

5458	5461	The	the	DT
5462	5472	advisories	advisory	NNS
5473	5477	have	have	VBP
5478	5482	been	be	VBN
5483	5491	prompted	prompt	VBN
5492	5494	by	by	IN
5495	5503	domestic	domestic	JJ
5504	5515	lawlessness	lawlessness	NN
5516	5519	and	and	CC
5520	5529	political	political	JJ
5530	5540	turbulence	turbulence	NN
5541	5547	rather	rather	RB
5548	5552	than	than	IN
5553	5555	by	by	IN
5556	5557	a	a	DT
5558	5566	possible	possible	JJ
5567	5575	outbreak	outbreak	NN
5576	5578	of	of	IN
5579	5588	insidious	insidious	JJ
5589	5598	terrorist	terrorist	JJ
5599	5606	attacks	attack	NNS
5607	5617	associated	associate	VBN
5618	5622	with	with	IN
5623	5631	al-Qaida	al-Qaida	NNP
5632	5635	and	and	CC
5636	5641	Osama	Osama	NNP
5642	5645	bin	bin	NN
5646	5651	Laden	Laden	NNP
5652	5655	and	and	CC
5656	5664	provoked	provoke	VBN
5665	5667	by	by	IN
5668	5671	the	the	DT
5672	5680	American	american	JJ
5681	5689	military	military	JJ
5690	5696	action	action	NN
5697	5699	in	in	IN
5700	5711	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	NNP
5711	5712	.	.	.

5719	5721	At	at	IN
5722	5725	the	the	DT
5726	5730	rate	rate	NN
5731	5741	syndicates	syndicate	NNS
5742	5745	are	be	VBP
5746	5755	abducting	abduct	VBG
5756	5775	targets–regardless	targets–regardless	RB
5776	5778	of	of	IN
5779	5784	their	their	PRP$
5785	5791	ethnic	ethnic	JJ
5792	5800	identity	identity	NN
5801	5804	and	and	CC
5805	5810	their	their	PRP$
5811	5821	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
5822	5834	status–with	status–with	NN
5835	5843	impunity	impunity	NN
5843	5844	,	,	,
5845	5848	the	the	DT
5849	5863	administration	administration	NN
5864	5869	faces	face	VBZ
5870	5871	a	a	DT
5872	5876	more	more	RBR
5877	5884	serious	serious	JJ
5885	5888	and	and	CC
5889	5895	direct	direct	JJ
5896	5905	challenge	challenge	NN
5906	5908	to	to	TO
5909	5912	its	its	PRP$
5913	5921	capacity	capacity	NN
5922	5924	to	to	TO
5925	5931	govern	govern	VB
5932	5936	from	from	IN
5937	5940	the	the	DT
5941	5948	specter	specter	NN
5949	5951	of	of	IN
5952	5963	lawlessness	lawlessness	NN
5964	5968	than	than	IN
5969	5973	from	from	IN
5974	5977	the	the	DT
5978	5986	daunting	daunting	NN
5987	5994	problem	problem	NN
5995	5997	of	of	IN
5998	6006	sparking	spark	VBG
6007	6009	an	an	DT
6010	6018	economic	economic	JJ
6019	6027	recovery	recovery	NN
6028	6032	amid	amid	IN
6033	6036	the	the	DT
6037	6043	global	global	JJ
6044	6052	economic	economic	JJ
6053	6061	downturn	downturn	NN
6061	6062	.	.	.

6069	6071	We	we	PRP
6072	6074	do	do	VBP
6074	6077	n’t	n't	RB
6078	6082	need	need	VB
6083	6091	al-Qaida	al-qaida	JJ
6092	6101	terrorist	terrorist	JJ
6102	6109	attacks	attack	NNS
6110	6112	in	in	IN
6113	6117	this	this	DT
6118	6125	country	country	NN
6126	6128	to	to	TO
6129	6134	bring	bring	VB
6135	6138	the	the	DT
6139	6149	government	government	NN
6150	6154	down	down	RP
6155	6157	in	in	IN
6158	6165	turmoil	turmoil	NN
6165	6166	,	,	,
6167	6173	create	create	VB
6174	6187	uncertainties	uncertainty	NNS
6188	6190	in	in	IN
6191	6194	the	the	DT
6195	6203	business	business	NN
6204	6213	community	community	NN
6213	6214	,	,	,
6215	6218	and	and	CC
6219	6227	frighten	frighten	JJ
6228	6236	tourists	tourist	NNS
6237	6240	and	and	CC
6241	6250	investors	investor	NNS
6251	6255	away	away	RB
6255	6256	.	.	.

6263	6266	The	the	DT
6267	6277	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
6278	6287	community	community	NN
6287	6289	’s	's	POS
6290	6300	perception	perception	NN
6301	6303	of	of	IN
6304	6313	President	President	NNP
6314	6323	Macapagal	Macapagal	NNP
6324	6326	is	be	VBZ
6327	6331	that	that	IN
6332	6335	she	she	PRP
6336	6338	is	be	VBZ
6339	6348	organized	organize	VBN
6348	6349	,	,	,
6350	6355	knows	know	VBZ
6356	6359	her	her	PRP$
6360	6369	economics	economic	NNS
6369	6370	,	,	,
6371	6375	does	do	VBZ
6376	6379	her	her	PRP$
6380	6388	homework	homework	NN
6388	6389	,	,	,
6390	6393	and	and	CC
6394	6397	has	have	VBZ
6398	6402	been	be	VBN
6403	6412	unscathed	unscathed	JJ
6413	6415	by	by	IN
6416	6424	scandals	scandal	NNS
6425	6429	that	that	WDT
6430	6434	have	have	VBP
6435	6439	been	be	VBN
6440	6446	rubbed	rub	VBN
6447	6449	on	on	IN
6450	6453	her	her	PRP$
6454	6458	skin	skin	NN
6459	6461	by	by	IN
6462	6463	a	a	DT
6464	6481	scandal-mongering	scandal-mongering	JJ
6482	6492	opposition	opposition	NN
6492	6493	.	.	.

6500	6503	But	but	CC
6504	6507	the	the	DT
6508	6516	downside	downside	NN
6517	6519	is	be	VBZ
6520	6524	that	that	IN
6525	6528	the	the	DT
6529	6542	deterioration	deterioration	NN
6543	6545	of	of	IN
6546	6551	peace	peace	NN
6552	6555	and	and	CC
6556	6561	order	order	NN
6562	6564	is	be	VBZ
6565	6568	her	her	PRP$
6569	6576	nemesis	nemesis	NN
6577	6581	that	that	WDT
6582	6584	is	be	VBZ
6585	6592	undoing	undo	VBG
6593	6596	all	all	DT
6597	6600	her	her	PRP$
6601	6611	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
6612	6623	initiatives	initiative	NNS
6624	6626	in	in	IN
6627	6630	the	the	DT
6631	6636	world	world	NN
6637	6642	stage	stage	NN
6643	6645	to	to	TO
6646	6653	project	project	VB
6654	6657	the	the	DT
6658	6669	Philippines	Philippine	NNPS
6670	6672	as	as	IN
6673	6674	a	a	DT
6675	6682	staunch	staunch	NN
6683	6687	ally	ally	NN
6688	6690	in	in	IN
6691	6694	the	the	DT
6695	6701	US-led	us-led	JJ
6702	6711	coalition	coalition	NN
6712	6714	in	in	IN
6715	6718	the	the	DT
6719	6722	war	war	NN
6723	6725	on	on	IN
6726	6739	international	international	JJ
6740	6749	terrorism	terrorism	NN
6749	6750	.	.	.

6757	6761	Some	some	DT
6762	6771	diplomats	diplomat	NNS
6772	6777	raise	raise	VBP
6778	6787	questions	question	NNS
6788	6793	about	about	IN
6794	6797	her	her	PRP$
6798	6808	priorities	priority	NNS
6808	6809	.	.	.

6810	6814	They	they	PRP
6815	6820	think	think	VBP
6821	6824	she	she	PRP
6825	6827	is	be	VBZ
6828	6838	travelling	travel	VBG
6839	6842	too	too	RB
6843	6847	much	much	RB
6847	6848	,	,	,
6849	6854	while	while	IN
6855	6863	internal	internal	JJ
6864	6872	problems	problem	NNS
6873	6876	sap	sap	VBP
6877	6880	the	the	DT
6881	6888	country	country	NN
6888	6890	’s	's	POS
6891	6897	energy	energy	NN
6897	6898	,	,	,
6899	6902	and	and	CC
6903	6907	that	that	IN
6908	6911	she	she	PRP
6912	6915	has	have	VBZ
6916	6925	misplaced	misplace	VBN
6926	6935	strategic	strategic	JJ
6936	6946	priorities	priority	NNS
6947	6949	in	in	IN
6950	6953	her	her	PRP$
6954	6962	overseas	overseas	JJ
6963	6969	visits	visit	NNS
6969	6970	.	.	.

6977	6980	The	the	DT
6981	6985	fire	fire	NN
6986	6988	is	be	VBZ
6989	6995	raging	rag	VBG
6996	6998	at	at	IN
6999	7003	home	home	NN
7003	7004	,	,	,
7005	7010	these	these	DT
7011	7018	sources	source	NNS
7019	7022	say	say	VBP
7022	7023	,	,	,
7024	7027	not	not	RB
7028	7030	in	in	IN
7031	7034	the	the	DT
7035	7041	United	United	NNP
7042	7048	States	State	NNPS
7048	7049	,	,	,
7050	7055	China	China	NNP
7055	7056	,	,	,
7057	7062	Japan	Japan	NNP
7063	7065	or	or	CC
7066	7077	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	NNP
7077	7078	.	.	.

7079	7082	Her	her	PRP$
7083	7088	hoses	hose	NNS
7089	7093	have	have	VBP
7094	7096	to	to	TO
7097	7099	be	be	VB
7100	7108	directed	direct	VBN
7109	7111	at	at	IN
7112	7120	internal	internal	JJ
7121	7130	terrorism	terrorism	NN
7130	7131	.	.	.

7132	7135	She	she	PRP
7136	7139	has	have	VBZ
7140	7144	more	more	RBR
7145	7154	dangerous	dangerous	JJ
7155	7162	enemies	enemy	NNS
7163	7165	at	at	IN
7166	7170	home	home	NN
7171	7175	than	than	IN
7176	7185	elsewhere	elsewhere	RB
7185	7186	.	.	.