We ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁losing ▁our ▁lives ; ▁There ▁was ▁some ▁bet ray al ▁involved ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁why ▁we ▁were ▁kid n apped ; ▁I ▁thought ▁I ▁was ▁so ▁reck less . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁think ▁of ▁my ▁family ▁who ▁I ▁put ▁through ▁a ▁really ▁terrible ▁or de al ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 0 ▁days . ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁thank ▁everybody ▁- ▁words ▁are ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁thank ▁those ▁who ▁pray ed ▁for ▁the ▁professor , ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁and ▁Angel ▁and ▁myself . ▁I ▁put ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁my ▁team ▁in ▁danger ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁really ▁a ▁very ▁so ber ing ▁experience ▁to ▁me .” ▁AF P ▁reported ▁that ▁r ans om ▁was ▁paid ▁" follow ing ▁tal ks ▁between ▁the ▁Ab u ▁Say y af ▁and ▁Senator ▁Loren ▁Leg arda , ▁who ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁president ial ▁election ." ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Press ▁stated ▁that ▁" There ▁were ▁spec ulations ▁that ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁$ 3 3 7 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁r ans om ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁release . ▁Dr ilon ▁condem ned ▁the ▁ab duct ors , ▁who ▁tied ▁them ▁and ▁sla pped ▁her ▁during ▁the ▁dire ▁det ention ." ▁A H N , ▁however , ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁release ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁liv elihood ▁assistance ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁r ans om . ▁Philipp ine ▁National ▁Police ▁Chief ▁A vel ino ▁R azon ▁stated : ▁" S abi ▁ni ya ▁pas ens ya ▁na ▁General ,