On 27 May 2001 , the Abu Sayyaf seized twenty hostages from an upscale resort in Palawan . Four of the hostages managed to escape . The kidnapping group composed of 40 gunmen then seized the Dr. Jose Torres Memorial Hospital and St. Peter 's Church compound in the town of Lamitan in Basilan and claimed to have taken captive 200 people , although 20 people were confirmed to be taken captive inside the hospital , including the staff and the patients
seized twenty hostages
Dos Palmas kidnappings
Moro conflict