▁e ating ▁no od les ▁for ▁ 9 ▁days , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁ab duct ors , ▁Ces ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁met ▁Gre ch ie ▁and ▁Frank ▁O re ña , ▁Dr ilon ' s ▁sib lings , ▁with ▁Loren ▁Leg arda ▁and ▁Maria ▁R essa ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁in ▁Zam bo anga ▁City , ▁at ▁the ▁La ▁V ista ▁del ▁Mar ▁Beach ▁Res ort . ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁N ino y ▁Aqu ino ▁International ▁Airport ▁from ▁Zam bo anga ▁City ▁around ▁ 2 pm , ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁press ▁conference ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁medical ▁check up ▁at ▁Medical ▁City ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Pas ig ▁City . ▁ ▁Senator ▁Loren ▁Leg arda , ▁a ▁negoti ator , ▁said ▁" the ▁ref us al ▁of ▁A BS - CB N ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁r ans om , ▁and ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁troops ▁around ▁Ind an an , ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁release . ▁Al ▁J aze era ' s ▁rep orter , ▁Ver onica ▁Ped ros a , ▁stated ▁" a ▁military ▁off ensive ▁near ▁the ▁kid n app ers ' ▁camp ▁had ▁apparently ▁helped ▁free ▁the ▁host ages ." ▁Ces , ▁a ▁mother ▁of ▁ 4 , ▁whose ▁face ▁was ▁scar red ▁by ▁mos qu ito ▁bit es , ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁someone ▁who ▁delivered ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁kid n app ers ▁and ▁the ▁Ab u ▁Say y af ▁milit ants ▁threatened ▁to ▁be head ▁them : ▁"