According to reports, the 29 year old informed his friend residing in Hong Kong that he was being held for a AED 109,000 ransom through WhatsApp.
The suspects were identified as four Chinese nationals who were caught with the victim in a house in Makati City, Metro Manila.
They are currently under the custody of the Philippine National Police as an investigation is underway.
US targets three Iranian oil vessels after attack on Navy ships
US forces struck three Iranian oil vessels on Saturday after ballistic missiles were launched at two US Navy ships, according to US Central Command.
Four killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused five airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted.
Putin says US-Russia contacts beneficial as talks begin with Witkoff and Kushner
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday that contacts between Moscow and Washington were always beneficial, and that Russia found it convenient to work with them.
Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood
A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing.
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